Judges 11:10

The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will judge any grievance you have against us, ¹  if we do not do as you say.” ² 

Ge 16:5; Ge 21:23; Ge 31:50; Ge 31:53; Ex 20:7; De 1:16; 1Sa 12:5; 1Sa 24:12; Jer 29:23; Jer 42:5; Zec 5:4; Mal 3:5; Ro 1:9; 2Co 11:31

¹ tn Heb “The Lord will be the one who hears between us.” For the idiom שָׁמַע בַּיִן (shama’ bayin, “to hear between”), see Deut 1:16.

² sn The Lord will judge…if we do not do as you say. The statement by the leaders of Gilead takes the form of a legally binding oath, which obligates them to the terms of the agreement.