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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:

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And it was so that when the children afflicted Noun H1121 בְנֵֽי־ ve·nei-
of Ammon Ammon Noun H5983 עַמֹּ֖ון am·mo·vn
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made war devour Verb H3898 נִלְחֲמ֥וּ nil·cha·mu
against accompanying Prepostion H5973 עִם־ im-
against Israel Israel Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yis·ra·'el;
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the elders aged Adjective H2205 זִקְנֵ֣י zik·nei
of Gilead Gilead Noun H1568 גִלְעָ֔ד gil·'ad,
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went along Verb H1980 וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ vai·ye·le·chu
to fetch accept Verb H3947 לָקַ֥חַת la·ka·chat
Jephthah Jephthah Noun H3316 יִפְתָּ֖ח yif·tach
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out of the land common Noun H776 מֵאֶ֥רֶץ me·'e·retz
of Tob Tob Noun H2897 טֹֽוב׃ to·vv.

Locations

Ammon

AMMON; AMMONITESam'-on, am'-on-its (`ammon; `ammonim):The Hebrew tradition makes this tribe descendants of Lot and hence related to the Israelites (Genesis 19:38). This is reflected in the name usually employed in Old Testament to designate them, Ben `Ammi, Bene `Ammon, "son of my people," "children of my people," i.e. relatives. Hence we find that the Israe... View Details

Gilead

GILEAD (1)gil'-e-ad (ha-gil`adh, "the Gilead"): The name is explained in Genesis 31:46, 51, as derived from Hebrew gal, "a cairn," and `edh, "witness," agreeing in meaning with the Aramaic yegharsahadhutha'. The Arabic jilead means "rough," "rugged."(1) A city named in Hosea 6:8; Hosea 12:11, possibly to be identified with Gilead near to Mizpah (Judges 10:17... View Details

Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Tob (Land of Tob)

TOB, THE LAND OFtob, tob ('erets Tobh, "a good land"; ge Tob): Hither Jephthah escaped from his brethren after his father's death (Judges 11:3), and perfected himself in the art of war, making forays with "the vain fellows" who joined him. Here the elders of Gilead found him, when, reduced to dire straits by the children of Ammon, they desired him to take co... View Details

People

Jephthah

Jephthah  Bible /   Our Library /   Bible Dictionaries /   Easton's Bible Dictionary /   Jephthah   Jephthah [N] [S] whom God sets free, or the breaker through, a "mighty man of valour" who delivered Israel from the oppression of the Ammonites ( Judges 11:1-33 ), and judged Israel six years ( 12:7 ). He has been described as "... View Details

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King James Bible 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:
Hebrew Greek English And it was so, that when When the children sons of Ammon made war fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch get Jephthah out of from the land of Tob:Tob;
New American Standard Bible 1995 And it was so, that when When the children sons of Ammon made war fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch get Jephthah out of from the land of Tob:Tob;