Judges 11:10

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the elders{H2205} of Gilead{H1568} said{H559} unto Jephthah,{H3316} Jehovah{H3068} shall be witness{H8085} between us; surely according to thy word{H1697} so will we do.{H6213}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the elders{H2205} of Gilead{H1568} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jephthah{H3316}, The LORD{H3068} be witness{H8085}{(H8802)} between us, if we do{H6213}{(H8799)} not so according to thy words{H1697}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The Elders of Gilead saide vnto Iephthae: The LORDE be hearer betwene vs, yf we do not as thou hast sayde.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Elders of Gilead saide to Iphtah, The Lorde be witnesse betweene vs, if we doe not according to thy wordes.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the elders of Gilead sayd to Iephthah: The Lorde be witnesse betweene vs, if we do not according to thy wordes.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, `Jehovah is hearkening between us -- if according to thy word we do not so.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah,“The LORD will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say.”

Referenced Verses

  • Jer 42:5 : 5 They said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to every word the LORD your God sends you to tell us.
  • Gen 31:50 : 50 If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives besides my daughters, even though no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.'
  • Jer 29:23 : 23 For they have done outrageous things in Israel, committing adultery with their neighbors' wives and speaking lies in my name, things I did not command them to do. I am the one who knows and the one who witnesses this, declares the LORD.
  • Gen 16:5 : 5 Then Sarai said to Abram, "The wrong done to me is your fault. I gave my maidservant into your arms, and now that she knows she is pregnant, I am despised in her eyes. May the LORD judge between you and me."
  • Gen 21:23 : 23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.
  • Exod 20:7 : 7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses His name.
  • Deut 1:16 : 16 At that time, I commanded your judges, saying, 'Hear the disputes between your brothers and judge fairly between a man and his brother or the foreigner who is residing among them.'
  • 1 Sam 12:5 : 5 Samuel said to them, 'The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.' 'He is a witness,' they said.
  • 1 Sam 24:12 : 12 Look, my father, see the corner of your robe in my hand! I cut off the corner of your robe but did not kill you. Know and understand that I am not guilty of wrongdoing or rebellion. I have not sinned against you, but you are hunting me down to take my life.
  • Zech 5:4 : 4 'I will send it out,' declares the LORD of Hosts, 'and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of the one who swears falsely by my name. It will remain inside their house and consume it completely, including its timber and stones.'
  • Mal 3:5 : 5 I will come near to you for judgment. I will be a swift witness against sorcerers, adulterers, and those who swear falsely; against those who defraud workers of their wages, oppress widows and orphans, and deprive foreigners of justice. They do not fear me, says the Lord of Hosts.
  • Rom 1:9 : 9 For God, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, is my witness that I unceasingly mention you
  • 2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is blessed forever, knows that I am not lying.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 11:11-12
    2 verses
    84%

    11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their head and commander. Jephthah repeated all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.

    12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, asking, 'What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?'

  • Judg 11:5-9
    5 verses
    83%

    5 When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

    6 They said to Jephthah, 'Come and be our leader so we can fight against the Ammonites.'

    7 But Jephthah said to them, 'Didn’t you hate me and drive me out of my father’s house? Why do you come to me now when you’re in trouble?'

    8 The elders of Gilead replied, 'That is why we have now turned to you. Come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.'

    9 Jephthah answered, 'If you bring me back to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them to me, will I really become your head?'

  • Judg 11:27-32
    6 verses
    80%

    27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. May the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.

    28 But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to the message Jephthah sent to him.

    29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and he went on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

    30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: 'If you give the Ammonites into my hands,

    31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.'

    32 Then Jephthah crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands.

  • Jer 42:5
    75%

    5 They said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act according to every word the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

  • Judg 12:1-5
    5 verses
    73%

    1 The men of Ephraim were called together, crossed northward, and said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight against the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on top of you in fire!"

    2 Jephthah replied to them, "I and my people were in a serious struggle with the Ammonites. I called for your help, but you did not save me from their hands.

    3 "When I saw that you would not help, I risked my own life and crossed over to fight against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why have you come to fight against me today?"

    4 Then Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead defeated Ephraim because they had said, "You Gileadites are deserters from Ephraim and Manasseh."

    5 The Gileadites seized the fords of the Jordan opposite Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim tried to cross over, they would say, "Let me cross over." The men of Gilead would respond, "Are you an Ephraimite?" If he said, "No,"

  • Judg 11:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the Ammonites,

    15 Jephthah said to him, 'This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.'

  • Josh 22:27-28
    2 verses
    72%

    27 but as a witness between us and you and the generations that follow, that we will worship the LORD at His sanctuary with our burnt offerings, sacrifices, and fellowship offerings.’ Then in the future, your descendants will not be able to say to ours, ‘You have no share in the LORD.’

    28 And we said, ‘If they ever say this to us or to our descendants, we will answer: Look at the replica of the altar of the LORD, which our ancestors built—not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a witness between us and you.’

  • Gen 26:28
    72%

    28 They replied, "We have clearly seen that the LORD has been with you. So we said, 'There should now be an oath between us and you; let us make a covenant with you.'"

  • Judg 12:7
    71%

    7 Jephthah judged Israel for six years. Then Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried in the towns of Gilead.

  • Josh 2:17
    71%

    17 The men said to her, "We will be free from this oath you made us swear

  • Josh 9:11
    71%

    11 So our elders and all the inhabitants of our land told us, ‘Take provisions for the journey and go to meet them. Tell them: We are your servants; now make a treaty with us.’

  • Josh 24:22
    71%

    22 Joshua said to the people, "You are witnesses against yourselves that you have chosen to serve the LORD." And they said, "We are witnesses."

  • Num 10:32
    70%

    32 If you come with us, we will share with you whatever good things the LORD gives to us."

  • Josh 22:34
    70%

    34 And the Reubenites and the Gadites named the altar 'A Witness Between Us that the LORD is God.'

  • Judg 11:3
    70%

    3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob. Men who were worthless gathered around Jephthah and went out with him.

  • Judg 10:18
    69%

    18 The people, the leaders of Gilead, said to one another, 'Who is the man who will begin the fight against the Ammonites? He shall be the leader for all the inhabitants of Gilead.'

  • Josh 22:23-24
    2 verses
    69%

    23 If we have built an altar to turn away from following the LORD, or to offer burnt offerings or grain offerings, or to offer fellowship sacrifices on it, may the LORD Himself call us to account.

    24 We did this because we feared that someday your descendants might say to ours, ‘What do you have to do with the LORD, the God of Israel?’

  • Josh 9:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19 But all the leaders said to the assembly, 'We have sworn an oath to them by the LORD, the God of Israel, and now we cannot touch them.'

    20 This is what we will do to them: We will let them live so that no wrath will fall on us for breaking the oath we swore to them.

  • Num 32:31
    69%

    31 The sons of Gad and the sons of Reuben answered, "As the Lord has said to your servants, so we will do.

  • 1 Sam 11:1
    69%

    1 Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-Gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you."

  • Josh 24:27
    69%

    27 And Joshua said to all the people, "See, this stone will serve as a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has spoken to us. It will be a witness against you if you deny your God.

  • 1 Sam 11:10
    69%

    10 The men of Jabesh then said, "Tomorrow we will surrender to you, and you can do to us whatever seems good to you."

  • Judg 11:35
    69%

    35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, 'Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me to my knees and made me miserable, for I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.'

  • 1 Sam 14:10
    69%

    10 But if they say, 'Come up to us,' we will go up, for the Lord has handed them over to us. That will be our sign.

  • Deut 31:28
    69%

    28 'Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officials, so that I can speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to testify against them.

  • Josh 2:20
    69%

    20 But if you reveal this matter of ours, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.

  • Judg 11:40
    68%

    40 Each year the daughters of Israel would go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

  • 1 Sam 12:5
    68%

    5 Samuel said to them, 'The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.' 'He is a witness,' they said.

  • Jer 11:5
    68%

    5 In order to establish the oath that I swore to your ancestors, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey—as it is today.’ Then I replied, ‘Amen, LORD.’

  • Neh 5:12
    68%

    12 'We will give it back,' they responded, 'and we will not demand anything more from them. We will do as you say.' Then I summoned the priests and made the nobles and officials take an oath to do what they had promised.

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