Judges 11:8
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩
way-yō-mə-rū
and saidConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp
2205 [e]זִקְנֵ֨י
ziq-nê
the eldersAdj-mpc
1568 [e]גִלְעָ֜ד
ḡil-‘āḏ
of GileadN-proper-fs
413 [e]אֶל־
’el-
toPrep
3316 [e]יִפְתָּ֗ח
yip̄-tāḥ,
JephthahN-proper-ms
3651 [e]לָכֵן֙
lā-ḵên
that is whyAdv
6258 [e]עַתָּה֙
‘at-tāh
nowAdv
7725 [e]שַׁ֣בְנוּ
šaḇ-nū
we have turned againV-Qal-Perf-1cp
413 [e]אֵלֶ֔יךָ
’ê-le-ḵā,
to youPrep | 2ms
1980 [e]וְהָלַכְתָּ֣
wə-hā-laḵ-tā
that you may goConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms
5973 [e]עִמָּ֔נוּ
‘im-mā-nū,
with usPrep | 1cp
3898 [e]וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖
wə-nil-ḥam-tā
and fightConj-w | V-Nifal-ConjPerf-2ms
1121 [e]בִּבְנֵ֣י
biḇ-nê
against the sonsPrep-b | N-mpc
5983 [e]עַמּ֑וֹן
‘am-mō-wn;
of AmmonN-proper-ms
1961 [e]וְהָיִ֤יתָ
wə-hā-yî-ṯā
and beConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms
  לָּ֙נוּ֙
lā-nū
ourPrep | 1cp
7218 [e]לְרֹ֔אשׁ
lə-rōš,
headPrep-l | N-ms
3605 [e]לְכֹ֖ל
lə-ḵōl
over allPrep-l | N-msc
3427 [e]יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
yō-šə-ḇê
the inhabitantsV-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc
1568 [e]גִלְעָֽד׃
ḡil-‘āḏ.
of GileadN-proper-fs





















Hebrew Texts
שופטים 11:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ זִקְנֵ֨י גִלְעָ֜ד אֶל־יִפְתָּ֗ח לָכֵן֙ עַתָּה֙ שַׁ֣בְנוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ עִמָּ֔נוּ וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ בִּבְנֵ֣י עַמֹּ֑ון וְהָיִ֤יתָ לָּ֙נוּ֙ לְרֹ֔אשׁ לְכֹ֖ל יֹשְׁבֵ֥י גִלְעָֽד׃

שופטים 11:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויאמרו זקני גלעד אל־יפתח לכן עתה שבנו אליך והלכת עמנו ונלחמת בבני עמון והיית לנו לראש לכל ישבי גלעד׃

שופטים 11:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויאמרו זקני גלעד אל־יפתח לכן עתה שבנו אליך והלכת עמנו ונלחמת בבני עמון והיית לנו לראש לכל ישבי גלעד׃

שופטים 11:8 Hebrew Bible
ויאמרו זקני גלעד אל יפתח לכן עתה שבנו אליך והלכת עמנו ונלחמת בבני עמון והיית לנו לראש לכל ישבי גלעד׃

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."
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