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Judges 11:10
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KJ21
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, “The Lord be witness between us if we do not so, according to thy words.”
ASV
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.
AMP
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is the witness between us; be assured that we will do as you have said.”
AMPC
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The Lord is witness between us, if we do not do as you have said.
BRG
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
CSB
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is our witness if we don’t do as you say.”
CSBA
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, ‘The Lord is our witness if we don’t do as you say.’
CEB
Gilead’s elders replied to him, “The Lord is our witness; we will surely do what you’ve said.”
CJB
The leaders of Gil‘ad said to Yiftach, “Adonai is witness that we promise to do what you have said.”
CEV
“You have our word,” the leaders answered. “And the Lord is a witness to what we have said.”
DARBY
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words!
DRA
They answered him: The Lord who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.
ERV
The elders from Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is listening to everything we are saying. And we promise to do everything you tell us to do.”
EASY
The leaders of Gilead said, ‘We promise to do that. The Lord will judge between us if we do not do what you have said.’
EHV
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “May the Lord be a witness between us if we do not do just as you have said.”
ESV
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us, if we do not do as you say.”
ESVUK
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us, if we do not do as you say.”
EXB
The elders of Gilead said to him, “The Lord ·is listening to everything we are saying [is our witness; or will mediate for us; L will hear between us; C an oath formula]. ·We promise to do all that you tell us to do [or …if we do not do as you say].”
GNV
And the Elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not according to thy words.
GW
Gilead’s leaders said to Jephthah, “The Lord is a witness between us. We will certainly do what you say.”
GNT
They replied, “We agree. The Lord is our witness.”
HCSB
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is our witness if we don’t do as you say.”
ICB
The elders of Gilead said to him, “The Lord is listening to everything we are saying. We promise to do all that you tell us to do.”
ISV
The elders of Gilead responded to Jephthah, “May the Lord serve as a witness that we’re making this agreement between ourselves to do as we’ve said.”
JUB
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Let the LORD hear between us, if we do not comply with thy words.
KJV
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
AKJV
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
LSB
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh is witness between us; surely we will do as you have said.”
LEB
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be a witness between us; we will act according to your word.”
TLB
“We swear it,” they replied. “We promise with a solemn oath.”
MSG
They said, “God is witness between us; whatever you say, we’ll do.” Jephthah went along with the elders of Gilead. The people made him their top man and general. And Jephthah repeated what he had said before God at Mizpah.
MEV
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “May the Lord be a witness between us if we do not act according to your word.”
NOG
Gilead’s leaders said to Jephthah, “Yahweh is a witness between us. We will certainly do what you say.”
NABRE
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is witness between us that we will do as you say.”
NASB
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is witness between us; be assured we will do as you have said.”
NASB1995
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is witness between us; surely we will do as you have said.”
NCB
The elders of Gilead answered, “The Lord will be a witness between us if we do not do what you have said.”
NCV
The elders of Gilead said to him, “The Lord is listening to everything we are saying. We promise to do all that you tell us to do.”
NET
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.”
NIRV
The elders of Gilead replied, “The Lord is our witness. We’ll certainly do as you say.”
NIV
The elders of Gilead replied, “The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.”
NIVUK
The elders of Gilead replied, ‘The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.’
NKJV
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be a witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.”
NLV
The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord is listening to what we say. For sure we will do as you have said.”
NLT
“The Lord is our witness,” the elders replied. “We promise to do whatever you say.”
NRSVA
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, ‘The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.’
NRSVACE
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, ‘The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.’
NRSVCE
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.”
NRSVUE
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.”
OJB
And the ziknei Gil‘ad said unto Yiftach, Hashem be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
RGT
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD be Witness between us, if we do not do according to your words.”
RSV
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.”
RSVCE
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say.”
TLV
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Let Adonai be witness between us if we don’t do as you say.”
VOICE
Leaders of Gilead: May the Eternal be our witness. We will do as you say.
WEB
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.”
WYC
The which answered to him, The Lord himself, that heareth these things, is mediator and witness, that we shall fulfill our promises to thee. (And they answered to him, The Lord himself, who heareth these things, is our mediator and witness, that we shall fulfill our promises to thee.)
YLT
And the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, `Jehovah is hearkening between us -- if according to thy word we do not so.'
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