Judges 11:6

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.””

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BSBPD

““Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and they said unto Jephthah, Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and they say unto Jephthah, `Come, and thou hast been to us for captain, and we fight against the Bene-Ammon.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 11:6 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Judges 10:17Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
  2. Isaiah 3:6A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”

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

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