Judges 11:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When 
 
3512c: according as, as, whenfrom a preposition prefix and asher
the sonsבְנֵֽי־
(ve·nei-)
1121: sona prim. root
of Ammonעַמֹּ֖ון
(am·mo·vn)
5983: a people living E. of the Jordanfrom im
foughtנִלְחֲמ֥וּ
(nil·cha·mu)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
againstעִם־
(im-)
5973: witha prim. preposition
Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
the eldersזִקְנֵ֣י
(zik·nei)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of Gileadגִלְעָ֔ד
(gil·'ad,)
1568: a region in Pal., also the name of several Isr.from gala
wentוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙
(vai·ye·le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to getלָקַ֥חַת
(la·ka·chat)
3947: to takea prim. root
Jephthahיִפְתָּ֖ח
(yif·tach)
3316: "He opens," a Gileadite, also a city of Judahfrom pathach
from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
of Tob;טֹֽוב׃
(to·vv.)
2897: a region E. of the Jordanfrom tob


















KJV Lexicon
And it was so that when 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.
made war
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).
against Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
the elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of Gilead
Gil`ad  (ghil-awd')
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites -- Gilead, Gileadite.
went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to fetch
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
Jephthah
Yiphtach  (yif-tawkh')
he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine -- Jephthah, Jiphtah.
out of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
of Tob
Towb  (tobe)
good; Tob, a region apparently East of the Jordan -- Tob.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;

King James Bible
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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

International Standard Version
When this happened, the elders of Gilead went to the territory of Tob to find Jephthah.

NET Bible
When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead's leaders went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

King James 2000 Bible
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
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