Judges 11

KJVNow Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

GIGAKJVNow Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead was the father of Jephthah.

KJVAnd Gilead's wife bare him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

GIGAKJVAnd Gilead's wife bore him sons, and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said to him, You shall not inherit in our father's house. For you are the son of a strange woman.

KJVThen Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

GIGAKJVThen Jephthah fled from his brothers, and lived in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.

KJVAnd it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

GIGAKJVIn process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.

KJVAnd 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:

GIGAKJVAnd it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

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

GIGAKJVAnd they said to Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.

KJVAnd 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?

GIGAKJVAnd Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, Did you not hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? And why have you come to me now when you are in distress?

KJVAnd 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.

GIGAKJVAnd the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Therefore we turn again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the people of Gilead.

KJVAnd Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

GIGAKJVAnd Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, If you bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?

KJVAnd the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

GIGAKJVAnd the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to your words.

KJVThen Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.

GIGAKJVThen Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah spoke all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.

KJVAnd Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?

GIGAKJVAnd Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you have come against me to fight in my land?

KJVAnd the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably.

GIGAKJVAnd the king of the children of Ammon answered to the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and to Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peacefully.

KJVAnd Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children of Ammon:

GIGAKJVAnd Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon:

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

GIGAKJVAnd said to him, Jephthah says this, Israel did not take away the land of Moab, or the land of the children of Ammon:

KJVBut when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

GIGAKJVBut when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness to the Red sea, and came to Kadesh.

KJVThen Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

GIGAKJVThen Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray you, pass through your land: but the king of Edom would not listen to it. And in like manner they sent to the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel stayed in Kadesh.

KJVThen they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

GIGAKJVThen they went along through the wilderness, and surrounded the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and camped on the other side of Arnon, but did not come within the border of Moab. For Arnon was the border of Moab.

KJVAnd Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, through thy land into my place.

GIGAKJVAnd Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon. Israel said to him, Let us pass, we pray you, through your land into my place.

KJVBut Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

GIGAKJVBut Sihon did not trust Israel to pass through his border: but Sihon gathered all his people together, and camped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.

KJVAnd the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.

GIGAKJVAnd the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the people of that country.

KJVAnd they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.

GIGAKJVAnd they possessed all the regions of the Amorites, from Arnon even to Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to Jordan.

KJVSo now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it?

GIGAKJVSo now the Lord God of Israel has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess it?

KJVWilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

GIGAKJVWill not you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

KJVAnd now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

GIGAKJVAnd now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever fight against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

KJVWhile Israel dwelt in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover them within that time?

GIGAKJVWhile Israel lived in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the regions of Arnon, three hundred years? Why therefore did you not recover them within that time?

KJVWherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

GIGAKJVTherefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me: the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

KJVHowbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

GIGAKJVHowever the king of the children of Ammon did not listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.

KJVThen the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

GIGAKJVThen the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.

KJVAnd Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

GIGAKJVAnd Jephthah vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If you shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

KJVThen it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

GIGAKJVThen it shall be, that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

KJVSo Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.

GIGAKJVSo Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord delivered them into his hands.

KJVAnd he smote them from Aroer, even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

GIGAKJVAnd he struck them from Aroer, even till you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.

KJVAnd Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

GIGAKJVAnd Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child. Beside her he had no son or daughter.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot go back.

GIGAKJVWhen he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me. For I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I cannot go back.

KJVAnd she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

GIGAKJVAnd she said to him, My father, if you have opened your mouth to the Lord, do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth. Since as the Lord has taken vengeance for you of your enemies, even of the children of Ammon.

KJVAnd she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

GIGAKJVAnd she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains, and mourn with my friends that I will never marry.

KJVAnd he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

GIGAKJVAnd he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.

KJVAnd it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

GIGAKJVAt the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,