Judges 11:6
World English Bible (WEB)
They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
In context
4 After a while, the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
5 When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
6 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. You will be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
Judges 11:6 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
- KJV King James Version
- And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and they say unto Jephthah, 'Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight against the children of Ammon.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.