Judges 11:15

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.”

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BSBPD

“to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and saith to him, `Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not the land of Moab, and the land of the Bene-Ammon,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 11:15 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 21:13From there they moved on and camped on the other side of the Arnon, in the wilderness that extends into the Amorite territory. Now the Arnon is the border between the Moabites and the Amorites.
  2. Numbers 21:27That is why the poets say: “Come to Heshbon, let it be rebuilt; let the city of Sihon be restored.
  3. Deuteronomy 2:9Then the LORD said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any of their land, because I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
  4. Deuteronomy 2:19But when you get close to the Ammonites, do not harass them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the land of the Ammonites. I have given it to the descendants of Lot as their possession.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 20:10And now, here are the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom You did not let Israel invade when they came out of the land of Egypt; but Israel turned away from them and did not destroy them.
  6. Acts 24:12Yet my accusers did not find me debating with anyone in the temple or riling up a crowd in the synagogues or in the city.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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