Judges 11:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Jephthahיִפְתָּ֜ח
(yif·tach)
3316: "He opens," a Gileadite, also a city of Judahfrom pathach
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to the eldersזִקְנֵ֣י
(zik·nei)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of Gilead,גִלְעָ֗ד
(gil·'ad)
1568: a region in Pal., also the name of several Isr.from gala
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
you take me backמְשִׁיבִ֨ים
(me·shi·vim)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙
(le·hil·la·chem)
3898a: to fight, do battlea prim. root
against the sonsבִּבְנֵ֣י
(biv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root
of Ammonעַמֹּ֔ון
(am·mo·vn,)
5983: a people living E. of the Jordanfrom im
and the LORDיְהוָ֛ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
givesוְנָתַ֧ן
(ve·na·tan)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
them up to me, will I becomeאֶהְיֶ֥ה
(eh·yeh)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
your head?"לְרֹֽאשׁ׃
(le·rosh.)
7218: heada prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Jephthah
Yiphtach  (yif-tawkh')
he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine -- Jephthah, Jiphtah.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto 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.
If ye bring me home again
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
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).
against 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.
and the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
deliver
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
them before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
me shall I be your head
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, "If you take me back to fight against the sons of Ammon and the LORD gives them up to me, will I become your head?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So Jephthah said to them, "If you are bringing me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, I will be your leader."

International Standard Version
Then Jephthah asked the elders of Gilead, "If you all send me to fight against the Ammonites and the LORD hands them over right in front of me, will I really become your head?"

NET Bible
Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, "All right! If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, I will be your leader."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Jephthah told them, "If you take me back to fight against Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, I will be your leader."

King James 2000 Bible
And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
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