2And Jephthah saith unto them, 'A man of great strife I have been (I and my people) with the Bene-Ammon, and I call you, and ye have not saved me out of their hand,


In Context

1 And the men of Ephraim are called together, and pass over northward, and say to Jephthah, 'Wherefore has thou passed over to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and on us hast not called to go with thee? thy house we burn over thee with fire.'

2 And Jephthah saith unto them, 'A man of great strife I have been (I and my people) with the Bene-Ammon, and I call you, and ye have not saved me out of their hand,

3 and I see that thou art not a saviour, and I put my life in my hand, and pass over unto the Bene-Ammon, and Jehovah giveth them into my hand — and why have ye come up unto me this day to fight against me?'

4 And Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead, and fighteth with Ephraim, and the men of Gilead smite Ephraim, because they said, 'Fugitives of Ephraim are ye Gileadites, in the midst of Ephraim — in the midst of Manasseh.'

Judges 12:2 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:2Jephthah answered, "I and my people were engaged in a great struggle with the Ammonites, and although I called, you didn't save me out of their hands.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And he answered them: I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon: and I called you to assist me, and you would not do it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said to them, |I and my people had a great feud with the Ammonites; and when I called you, you did not deliver me from their hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye saved me not out of their hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:2Jephthah said to them, |I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn't save me out of their hand.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:2And Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you delivered me not out of their hands.