Judges 11:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now Jephthahיִפְתָּח֙
(yif·tach)
3316: "He opens," a Gileadite, also a city of Judahfrom pathach
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
(vai·yish·lach)
7971: to senda prim. root
messengersמַלְאָכִ֔ים
(mal·'a·chim,)
4397: a messengerfrom an unused word
to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־
(be·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Ammon,עַמֹּ֖ון
(am·mo·vn)
5983: a people living E. of the Jordanfrom im
saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
is between you and me, that you have comeבָ֥אתָ
(va·ta)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to me to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֥ם
(le·hil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against my land?"בְּאַרְצִֽי׃
(be·'ar·tzi.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Jephthah
Yiphtach  (yif-tawkh')
he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine -- Jephthah, Jiphtah.
sent
shalach  (shaw-lakh')
to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)
messengers
mal'ak  (mal-awk')
a messenger; specifically, of God, i.e. an angel (also a prophet, priest or teacher) -- ambassador, angel, king, messenger.
unto the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of the children
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
of Ammon
`Ammown  (am-mone')
tribal, i.e. inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country -- Ammon, Ammonites.
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What hast thou to do with me that thou art come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
against me to fight
lacham  (law-kham')
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction) -- devour, eat, ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
in my land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, "What is between you and me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?"

King James Bible
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, "What do you have against me that you have come to fight against me in my land?"

International Standard Version
Afterwards, Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites to ask him, "What's your dispute between us that prompted you to come and attack my land?"

NET Bible
Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, "Why have you come against me to attack my land?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of Ammon. They asked the king, "Why did you invade my land and wage war against me?"

King James 2000 Bible
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you are come against me to fight in my land?
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