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And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And the elders aged Adjective H2205 זִקְנֵ֨י zik·nei
of Gilead Gilead Noun H1568 גִלְעָ֜ד gil·'ad
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said answer Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ vai·yo·me·ru
unto Jephthah Jephthah Noun H3316 יִפְתָּ֗ח yif·tach
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this after that Adjective H3651 לָכֵן֙ la·chen
have now henceforth Adverb H6258 עַתָּה֙ at·tah
Therefore we turn again break Verb H7725 שַׁ֣בְנוּ shav·nu
to thee now that thou mayest go along Verb H1980 וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ ve·ha·lach·ta
with us and fight devour Verb H3898 וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ ve·nil·cham·ta
against the children afflicted Noun H1121 בִּבְנֵ֣י biv·nei
of Ammon Ammon Noun H5983 עַמֹּ֑ון am·mo·vn;
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and become become Verb H1961 וְהָיִ֤יתָ ve·ha·yi·ta
and be our head band Noun H7218 לְרֹ֔אשׁ le·rosh,
all all manner Noun H3605 לְכֹ֖ל le·chol
over all the inhabitants abide Verb H3427 יֹשְׁבֵ֥י yo·she·vei
of Gilead Gilead Noun H1568 גִלְעָֽד׃ gil·'ad.
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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

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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 the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to thee now, that thou mayest go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
Hebrew Greek English And the The elders of Gilead said unto to Jephthah, Therefore "For this reason we turn again have now returned to thee now, you, that thou mayest you may go with us, us and fight against with the children sons of Ammon, Ammon and be our become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the The elders of Gilead said unto to Jephthah, Therefore "For this reason we turn again have now returned to thee now, you, that thou mayest you may go with us, us and fight against with the children sons of Ammon, Ammon and be our become head over all the inhabitants of Gilead."