Judges 11:6
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
And they said vnto Iephthah, Come and bee our Captaine, that wee may fight with the children of Ammon.
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Judges 11:6
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.
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Sense 1: A battle, struggle, or contest. Sense 2: As a verb, to contend.
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Sons or daughters; descendants; or persons likened to children by age, relation, or character.
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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:
5And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the Elders of Gilead went to fetch Iephthah out of the land of Tob,
6And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
6And they said vnto Iephthah, Come and bee our Captaine, that wee may fight with the children of Ammon.
Selected passage7And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?
7And Iephthah said vnto the Elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expell me out of my fathers house? And why are ye come vnto mee now when ye are in distresse?