Judges 11:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?”
Judges 11:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 11:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 11:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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?””
Judges 11:7 — World English Bible
Judges 11:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?”
Judges 11:7 — American Standard Version
Judges 11:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jephthah saith to the elders of Gilead, `Have not ye hated me? and ye cast me out from the house of my father, and wherefore have ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?'”
Judges 11:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 11:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come to me now when ye are in trouble?”
Judges 11:7 — Darby Translation
Judges 11:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Iphtah then answered the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expell me out of my fathers house? how then come you vnto me now in time of your tribulation?”
Judges 11:7 — Geneva Bible
Judges 11:7 in Context — Judges 11
5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
8 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
9 And 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?
What Does Judges 11:7 Mean?
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