Judges 11:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יִפְתָּ֑ח לֹֽא־לָקַ֤ח יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ מוֹאָ֔ב וְאֶת־אֶ֖רֶץ בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

And wayyō'mer to-him thus 'āmar Yiptach not-lāqaḥ Yiśrā'ēl 'et-'ereş Mô'āḇ and-'et-'ereş bənê 'Ammôn

Grammar Details

• *wayyō'mer*: verb, Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he said
• *'āmar*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said
• *Yiptach*: proper noun, masculine singular - Jephthah
• *lāqaḥ*: verb, Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he took
• *Yiśrā'ēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Israel
• *'ereş*: noun, feminine singular construct - land of
• *Mô'āḇ*: proper noun - Moab
• *bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
• *'Ammôn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Ammon

Word Meanings

• *lāqaḥ*: took/seized/captured

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and he said{H559} unto him, Thus saith{H559} Jephthah:{H3316} Israel{H3478} took not away{H3947} the land{H776} of Moab,{H4124} nor the land{H776} of the children{H1121} of Ammon,{H5983}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And said{H559}{(H8799)} unto him, Thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} Jephthah{H3316}, Israel{H3478} took not away{H3947}{(H8804)} the land{H776} of Moab{H4124}, nor the land{H776} of the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  which sayde vnto him: Thus sayeth Iephthae: Israel hath taken no londe, nether from the Moabites ner from the children of Ammon:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And said vnto him, Thus saith Iphtah, Israel tooke not the lande of Moab, nor the lande of the children of Ammon.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And sayd vnto him, thus sayth Iephthah: Israel toke not away the lande of Moab, nor the lande of the children of Ammon.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and he said to him, Thus says Jephthah: Israel didn't take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith to him, `Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not the land of Moab, and the land of the Bene-Ammon,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And said to him, This is the word of Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the children of Ammon;

• World English Bible (2000)

  and he said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: Israel didn't take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  and said to him,“This is what Jephthah says,‘Israel did not steal the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.

Referenced Verses

• Deut 2:9 : 9 And the LORD said unto me, Do not distress the Moabites, nor contend with them in battle; for I will not give you any of their land for a possession, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot for a possession.
• Deut 2:19 : 19 And when you come near against the children of Ammon, do not distress them nor meddle with them; for I will not give you any of the land of the children of Ammon as a possession, because I have given it to the children of Lot for a possession.
• 2 Chr 20:10 : 10 And now, see, the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You would not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them and did not destroy them;
• Acts 24:12-13 : 12 And they neither found me in the temple disputing with any man, nor stirring up the people, neither in the synagogues, nor in the city: 13 Nor can they prove the things of which they now accuse me.
• Num 21:13-15 : 13 From there they moved, and camped on the other side of Arnon, which is in the wilderness that comes out of the borders of the Amorites: for Arnon is the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites. 14 Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the LORD, What He did in the Red Sea, and in the brooks of Arnon, 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goes down to the dwelling of Ar, and lies upon the border of Moab.
• Num 21:27-30 : 27 Therefore those who speak in proverbs say, Come to Heshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared: 28 For there is a fire gone out of Heshbon, a flame from the city of Sihon: it has consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon. 29 Woe to you, Moab! You are undone, O people of Chemosh: he has given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites. 30 We have shot at them; Heshbon is perished even to Dibon, and we have laid them waste even to Nophah, which reaches to Medeba.