Judges 11:10

Translations

Modern

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”

Traditional

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

Literal

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “YHWH will be a witness between us if according to your words we do not so.”

Latin

Qui responderunt ei: Dominus, qui hæc audit, ipse mediator ac testis est quod nostra promissa faciemus.

Original

Hebrew

English

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”

Notes

Judges 11:9–10

Jephthah confirmed that the elders were offering him the role of ruler, not just as a commander.

Theme notes and profiles

Moab and Ammon

Events

Deliverance by Jephthah

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Jeremiah 42:5
Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.
Genesis 31:50
If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”
Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
Jeremiah 29:23
For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the LORD.”
Genesis 21:23
Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
1 Samuel 12:5
Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.
2 Corinthians 11:31
The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.
Zechariah 5:4
I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.”
1 Samuel 24:12
May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.
Malachi 3:5
“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their wages and deny justice to the foreigner but do not fear Me,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Exodus 20:7
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.
Deuteronomy 1:16
At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

People

Jephthah: A judge of Israel, known for his tragic vow

Places

Gilead: Mountainous region east of Jordan; tribal territory and personal name

Glossary

Ammon, Ammonites Family Life and Relations Gilead (Place) Jephthah Judges, Book of Manasseh, Tribe of Mizpah Palestine

Topics

Government: Municipal: Devolving Upon a Local Senate and Executive officers Jephthah: Made Captain of the Army Jephthah: Made Head of the Land of Gilead Oath: The Elders of Gilead Confirm Their Pledge to Jephthah By Prayer: Answered: Ammon The Ammonites: Jephthah Raised up to Deliver Israel From

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