Judges 11:10
“And the Elders of Gilead said vnto Iephthah, The Lord be witnes betweene vs, if we doe not so according to thy words.”
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Judges 11:10 Context
8And the Elders of Gilead said vnto Iephthah, Therefore we turne againe to thee now, that thou mayest go with vs, and fight against the children of Ammon, and bee our head ouer all the inhabitants of Gilead. 9And Iephthah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home againe to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliuer them before me; shall I be your Head? 10And the Elders of Gilead said vnto Iephthah, The Lord be witnes betweene vs, if we doe not so according to thy words. 11Then Iephthah went with the Elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captaine ouer them: and Iephthah vttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh. 12¶ And Iephthah sent messengers vnto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against mee to fight in my land?
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Other Translations for Judges 11:10
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
- King James Version
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD is witness between us; surely we will do as you have said."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.
- Basic English Bible
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words!
- Darby Bible
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
- Webster's Bible
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."
- World English Bible
And the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, `Jehovah is hearkening between us -- if according to thy word we do not so.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah: 'The LORD shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Judges 11:10
11:10 The Lord be witness - The Lord be an hearer: so the Hebrew word is. Whatever we speak it concerns us to remember, that God is an hearer!