Judges 11:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 11:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
זִקְנֵ֨י
zâqên
H2205
old
גִלְעָ֜ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יִפְתָּ֗ח
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
לָכֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
עַתָּה֙
ʻattâh
H6258
now
שַׁ֣בְנוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וְהָלַכְתָּ֣
hâlak
H1980
to walk
עִמָּ֔נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בִּבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֑וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
וְהָיִ֤יתָ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָּ֨נוּ֙
לְרֹ֔אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
לְכֹ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
גִלְעָֽד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
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World English Bible Public Domain
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore are we turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Therefore we have now returned to you. So you shall come with us and fight with the sons of Ammon, and you shall be for us the head of all of the dwellers of Gilead.”
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