Judges 11:8
ContextNET © | The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That may be true, 1 but now we pledge to you our loyalty. 2 Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader 3 of all who live in Gilead.” 4 |
NIV © | The elders of Gilead said to him, "Nevertheless, we are turning to you now; come with us to fight the Ammonites, and you will be our head over all who live in Gilead." |
NASB © | The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "For this reason we have now returned to you, that you may go with us and fight with the sons of Ammon and become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." |
NLT © | "Because we need you," they replied. "If you will lead us in battle against the Ammonites, we will make you ruler over all the people of Gilead." |
MSG © | The elders of Gilead replied, "That's it exactly. We've come to you to get you to go with us and fight the Ammonites. You'll be the head of all of us, all the Gileadites." |
BBE © | And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is the reason we have come back to you; so go with us and make war against the children of Ammon, and we will make you our head over all the people of Gilead. |
NRSV © | The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Nevertheless, we have now turned back to you, so that you may go with us and fight with the Ammonites, and become head over us, over all the inhabitants of Gilead." |
NKJV © | And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "That is why we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight against the people of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead." |
KJV | |
NASB © | The elders <02205> of Gilead <01568> said <0559> to Jephthah <03316> , "For this <03651> reason <03651> we have now <06258> returned <07725> to you, that you may go <01980> with us and fight <03898> with the sons <01121> of Ammon <05983> and become <01961> head <07218> over all <03605> the inhabitants <03427> of Gilead ."<01568> |
HEBREW | |
LXXM | katoikousin {V-PAPDP} galaad {N-PRI} |
NET © [draft] ITL | The leaders <02205> of Gilead <01568> said <0559> to <0413> Jephthah <03316> , “That may be true <03651> , but now <06258> we pledge <07725> to <0413> you our loyalty. Come <01980> with <05973> us and fight <03898> with the Ammonites <05983> . Then you will become <01961> the leader <07218> of all <03605> who live <03427> in Gilead .”<01568> |
NET © | The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That may be true, 1 but now we pledge to you our loyalty. 2 Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader 3 of all who live in Gilead.” 4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “therefore”; “even so.” For MT לָכֵן (lakhen, “therefore”) the LXX has an opposite reading, “not so,” which seems to be based on the Hebrew words לֹא כֵן (lo’ khen). 2 tn Heb “we have returned to you.” For another example of שׁוּב אֶל (shuv ’el) in the sense of “give allegiance to,” see 1 Kgs 12:27b. 3 sn Then you will become the leader. The leaders of Gilead now use the word רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head, leader”), the same term that appeared in their original, general offer (see 10:18). In their initial offer to Jephthah they had simply invited him to be their קָצִין (qatsin, “commander”; v. 6). When he resists they must offer him a more attractive reward – rulership over the region. See R. G. Boling, Judges (AB), 198. 4 tn Heb “leader of us and all who live in Gilead.” |