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Judges 11:5
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KJ21
And 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.
ASV
And 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;
AMP
When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
AMPC
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
BRG
And 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:
CSB
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
CSBA
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
CEB
And when the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead’s elders went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
CJB
When the army of ‘Amon attacked Isra’el, the leaders of Gil‘ad went to fetch Yiftach from the territory of Tov
CEV
The leaders of the Gilead clan decided to ask a brave warrior named Jephthah son of Gilead to lead the attack against the Ammonites. Even though Jephthah belonged to the Gilead clan, he had earlier been forced to leave the region where they had lived. Jephthah was the son of a prostitute, but his half brothers were the sons of his father's wife. One day his half brothers told him, “You don't really belong to our family, so you can't have any of the family property.” Then they forced Jephthah to leave home. Jephthah went to the country of Tob, where he was joined by a number of men who would do anything for money. So the leaders of Gilead went to Jephthah and said,
DARBY
And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
DRA
And as they pressed hard upon them, the ancients of Galaad went to fetch Jephte out of the land of Tob to help them:
ERV
The Ammonites were fighting against Israel, so the elders in Gilead went to Jephthah. They wanted Jephthah to leave the land of Tob and come back to Gilead.
EASY
When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
EHV
No sooner did the Ammonites wage war against the Israelites than the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from Tob.
ESV
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
ESVUK
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
EXB
When the ·Ammonites [L sons/descendants of Ammon] made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to Jephthah to bring him back from Tob.
GNV
And when the children of Ammon fought with Israel, the Elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
GW
When the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead’s leaders went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
GNT
When this happened, the leaders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
HCSB
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
ICB
The Ammonites made war against Israel. At that time the elders of Gilead came to Jephthah. They wanted him to come back to Gilead.
ISV
When this happened, the elders of Gilead went to the territory of Tob to find Jephthah.
JUB
And when the sons of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
KJV
And 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:
AKJV
And 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:
LSB
So it happened that as the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
LEB
When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
TLB
The leaders of Gilead sent for Jephthah,
MSG
Some time passed. And then the Ammonites started fighting Israel. With the Ammonites at war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob. They said to Jephthah: “Come. Be our general and we’ll fight the Ammonites.”
MEV
When the Ammonites waged war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah back from the land of Tob.
NOG
When the Ammonites attacked Israel, Gilead’s leaders went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NABRE
As soon as the Ammonites were at war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NASB
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
NASB1995
When the sons of Ammon fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
NCB
When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Israel went to bring back Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NCV
When the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to Jephthah to bring him back from Tob.
NET
When the Ammonites attacked, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob.
NIRV
So the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NIV
the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NIVUK
the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NKJV
And so it was, when the people of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NLV
When the men of Ammon fought against Israel, the leaders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NLT
When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.
NRSVA
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NRSVACE
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NRSVCE
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
NRSVUE
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.
OJB
And it was so, that when the Bnei Ammon made war against Yisroel, the ziknei Gil‘ad went to fetch Yiftach out of Eretz Tov;
RGT
And when the children of Ammon fought with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
RSV
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;
RSVCE
And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob;
TLV
When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah from the land of Tob.
VOICE
When the Ammonites attacked Israel, the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to return from Tob to be their commander and lead them against the Ammonite invaders.
WEB
When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
WYC
and when they continued sharply (their enmities), the greater men in birth of Gilead, went to take into the help of themselves Jephthah from the land of Tob; (and when they continued their sharp enmities, the men of great age, that is, the elders, of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob to help them;)
YLT
and it cometh to pass, when the Bene-Ammon have fought with Israel, that the elders of Gilead go to take Jephthah from the land of Tob;
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