9Jephthah 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?|


In Context

6 and they said to Jephthah, |Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.|

7 Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, |Didn't you hate me, and drive me out of my father's house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?|

8 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, |Therefore we have 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.|

9 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?|

10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, |Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.|

11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them: and Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.

Judges 11:9 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:9Jephthah answered, "Suppose you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me-will I really be your head?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And 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?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:9Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my band, shall I be your prince?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Jehovah deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, |If you bring me home again to fight with the Ammonites, and the LORD gives them over to me, I will be your head.|

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jephthah said to 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?

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jephthah saith unto the elders of Gilead, 'If ye are taking me back to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and Jehovah hath given them before me — I, am I to you for a head?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:9And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?