Judges 11:6
What does Judges 11:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 11:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief so that we may make war against the children of Ammon.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they say unto Jephthah, `Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they said to him: Come thou, and be our prince, and fight against the children of Ammon.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight against the children of Ammon.
Context
v.5And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
v.6This passage
v.7And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?