JDG 11:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “If you bring me back to fight against the Ammonites,” Yiftah asked them, “and if Yahweh helps me defeat them, is it correct that I’ll actually become your leader?”

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰεφθάε πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους Γαλαὰδ, εἰ ἐπιστρέφετέ με ὑμεῖς παρατάξασθαι ἐν υἱοῖς Ἀμμὼν, καὶ παραδῷ αὐτοὺς Κύριος ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἐγὼ ὑμῖν ἔσομαι εἰς ἄρχοντα.
(Kai eipen Iefthae pros tous presbuterous Galaʼad, ei epistrefete me humeis parataxasthai en huiois Ammōn, kai paradōi autous Kurios enōpion emou, kai egō humin esomai eis arⱪonta. )

BrTr And Jephthae said to the elders of Galaad, If ye turn me back to fight with the children of Ammon, and the Lord should deliver them before me, then will I be your head.

ULT Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me back to fight against the sons of Ammon, and Yahweh gives them over before me, I will actually be your leader?”

UST Jephthah answered them, “If I go back to Gilead with you to fight against the army of Ammon, and if Yahweh helps us to defeat them, then I will be your leader.”

BSB § But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivers them before me, will I be your head?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “All right! If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me, I will be your leader.”

LSV And Jephthah says to [the] elderly of Gilead, “If you are taking me back to fight against the sons of Ammon, and YHWH has given them before me—am I for a head to you?”

FBV “So if I go back with you and fight the Ammonites, and the Lord makes me victorious, then I'll be your leader?” Jephthah asked the elders of Gilead.

T4T Jephthah replied, “If I go back to Gilead with you to fight against the Ammon people-group, and if Yahweh helps us to defeat them, will you truly appoint me to be your leader?”

LEB So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me back to fight[fn] against the Ammonites,[fn] and Yahweh gives them over to me,[fn] will I be your head?”

11:9 Literally “to make war”

11:9 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”

11:9 Literally “before me”

BBE Then Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, If you take me back to make war against the children of Ammon, and if with the help of the Lord I overcome them, will you make me your head?

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: 'If ye bring me back home to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, I will be your head.'

ASV And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Jehovah deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

DRA Jephte also said to them: If you be come to me sincerely, that I should fight for you against the children of Ammon, and the Lord shall deliver them into my band, shall I be your prince?

YLT And Jephthah saith unto the elders of Gilead, 'If ye are taking me back to fight against the Bene-Ammon, and Jehovah hath given them before me — I, am I to you for a head?'

Drby And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye take me back to fight against the children of Ammon, and Jehovah give them up before me, shall I be your head?

RV And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

Wbstr And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

KJB-1769 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head?
(And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye/you_all bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me, shall I be your head? )

KJB-1611 And Iephthah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home againe to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliuer them before me; shall I be your Head?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Iephthah sayde vnto the elders of Gilead: If ye bring me home againe to fight against the children of Ammon, then yf the Lorde deliuer them before me, shall I be your head?
(And Yephthah said unto the elders of Gilead: If ye/you_all bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, then if the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?)

Gnva And Iphtah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home againe to fight against the children of Ammon, if the Lord giue them before me, shall I be your head?
(And Iphtah said unto the Elders of Gilead, If ye/you_all bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, if the Lord give them before me, shall I be your head? )

Cvdl Iephthae sayde vnto the Elders of Gilead: Yf ye fetch me agayne to fighte agaynst the childre of Ammon, and the LORDE delyuer them before me shal I then be youre heade?
(Yephthae said unto the Elders of Gilead: If ye/you_all fetch me again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the LORD deliver them before me shall I then be your(pl) heade?)

Wycl And Jepte seide to hem, Whether ye camen verili to me, that Y fiyte for you ayens the sones of Amon, and if the Lord schal bitake hem in to myn hondis, schal Y be youre prince?
(And Yepte said to them, Whether ye/you_all came verili to me, that I fight for you against the sons of Amon, and if the Lord shall bitake them in to mine hands, shall I be your(pl) prince?)

Luth Jephthah sprach zu den Ältesten von Gilead: So ihr mich wieder holet, zu streiten wider die Kinder Ammon, und der HErr sie vor mir geben wird, soll ich dann euer Haupt sein?
(Yephthah spoke to the elders from Gilead: So you/their/her me again holet, to argue/battle against the children Ammon, and the/of_the LORD they/she/them before/in_front_of to_me give wird, should I dann euer head sein?)

ClVg Jephte quoque dixit eis: Si vere venistis ad me, ut pugnem pro vobis contra filios Ammon, tradideritque eos Dominus in manus meas, ego ero vester princeps?[fn]
(Yephte too he_said eis: When/But_if vere venistis to me, as pugnem for to_you on_the_contrary filios Ammon, tradideritque them Master in hands meas, I ero vester princeps? )

11.9 Ego ero vester. ID., ibid. Id est, rex quem nondum habebat gens illa tempore judicum, etc., usque ad sed Jephte illum significabat qui verus est rex. ID. Rex scilicet sicut in titulo crucis scriptum est, etc., usque ad sicut hi qui in Regnorum voluminibus continentur. Nonne ea quæ possidet, etc. Nonne quæcunque hæreditavit tibi Chamos?

11.9 I ero vester. ID., ibid. That it_is, king which nondum had gens that tempore yudicum, etc., until to but Yephte him significabat who verus it_is rex. ID. Rex scilicet like in titulo crucis scriptum it_is, etc., until to like hi who in Regnorum voluminibus continentur. Isn't_it ea which possidet, etc. Isn't_it quæcunque hæreditavit to_you Chamos?

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

אִם־מְשִׁיבִ֨ים אַתֶּ֤ם אוֹתִ⁠י֙ לְ⁠הִלָּחֵם֙ בִּ⁠בְנֵ֣י עַמּ֔וֹן וְ⁠נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אוֹתָ֖⁠ם לְ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י אָנֹכִ֕י אֶהְיֶ֥ה לָ⁠כֶ֖ם לְ⁠רֹֽאשׁ

if take_~_back you_all DOM,me to,fight in/on/at/with,sons ˊAmmōn and=he/it_gave YHWH DOM,them to,face/front,me I be to/for=you_all as,head

This could mean: (1) that Jephthah is restating the condition that the elders described in order to confirm it. Your language may have an expression that you can use to indicate this. Alternate translation: “Now let me get this straight: If you have brought me back to fight with the sons of Ammon and Yahweh gives them over to my face, I will be the head for you” (2) that Jephthah is asking the elders to confirm the description they have described. Alternate translation: “If you have brought me back to fight with the sons of Ammon and Yahweh gives them over to my face, will I really be the head for you?”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠נָתַ֧ן יְהוָ֛ה אוֹתָ֖⁠ם לְ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י

and=he/it_gave YHWH DOM,them to,face/front,me

Jephthah is using this expression to mean that Yahweh would enable him to defeat the Ammonites. (Gideon used a very similar expression in 8:7 when he spoke of Yahweh “giving” Zebah and Zalmunna into his “hand.”) If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and Yahweh enables me to defeat them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לָ⁠כֶ֖ם לְ⁠רֹֽאשׁ

to/for=you_all as,head

See how you translated the same term in the previous verse. Alternate translation: “your ruler”

Parallel JDG 11:9