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KJV Lexicon And the elderszaqen (zaw-kane') old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator. of Gilead Gil`ad (ghil-awd') Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites -- Gilead, Gileadite. said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto Jephthah Yiphtach (yif-tawkh') he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine -- Jephthah, Jiphtah. Therefore we turn again shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively to thee now that thou mayest go halak (haw-lak') to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) with us and fight lacham (law-kham') to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring). against the children ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of Ammon `Ammown (am-mone') tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country -- Ammon, Ammonites. and be our head ro'sh (roshe) the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.) over all the inhabitants yashab (yaw-shab') to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry of Gilead Gil`ad (ghil-awd') Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites -- Gilead, Gileadite. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "For this reason we have now returned to you, that you may go with us and fight with the sons of Ammon and become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." King James Bible And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. Holman Christian Standard Bible They answered Jephthah, "Since that's true, we now turn to you. Come with us, fight the Ammonites, and you will become leader of all the inhabitants of Gilead." International Standard Version So the elders of Gilead told Jephthah, "Well, we're coming back to you now so you can accompany us, fight the Ammonites, and become the head of all the inhabitants of Gilead." NET Bible The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That may be true, but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead." GOD'S WORD® Translation Gilead's leaders answered Jephthah, "The reason we've turned to you now is that we want you to go with us and wage war against Ammon. You will be the ruler of everyone who lives in Gilead." King James 2000 Bible And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead. Links Judges 11:8Judges 11:8 NIV Judges 11:8 NLT Judges 11:8 ESV Judges 11:8 NASB Judges 11:8 KJV |