Judges 11:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 11:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִפְתָּ֜ח
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זִקְנֵ֣י
zâqên
H2205
old
גִלְעָ֗ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
מְשִׁיבִ֨ים
shûwb
H7725
to return
אַתֶּ֤ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
אוֹתִי֙
ʼêth
H853
-
לְהִלָּחֵם֙
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בִּבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֔וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
וְנָתַ֧ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אוֹתָ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
-
לְפָנָ֑י
pânîym
H6440
face
אָנֹכִ֕י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
אֶהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶ֖ם
לְרֹֽאשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you have brought me back to fight with the sons of Ammon and Yahweh gives them over to my face, I will be the head for you.”
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