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href="/bsb/judges/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />saying: &#8220This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not steal any land from Moab or Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />and said to him, “Thus says Jephthah: ‘Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and they said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘Israel did not take the land of Moab nor the land of the sons of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and they said to him, &#8220Thus says Jephthah, &#8216Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the sons of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and they said to him, “Thus says Jephthah, ‘Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the sons of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and they said to him, “Thus says Jephthah, ‘Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the sons of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />and they said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />to tell him, &#8220This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and they told him that Jephthah had said: Israel hasn't taken any territory from Moab or Ammon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They said, "This is what Jephthah says: The people of Israel didn't take away the land belonging to Moab or Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />with this answer: "It is not true that Israel took away the land of Moab or the land of Ammon. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and they informed him, "This is Jephthah's response: 'Israel didn't seize the land of Moab nor the land of the Ammonites. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />to tell him, ?This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />and said to him, "This is what Jephthah says, 'Israel did not steal the land of Moab and the land of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and he said to him, "Thus says Jephthah: 'Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the people of Ammon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And said to him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />and he said to him, “Jephthah says: Israel didn’t take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and says to him, “Thus said Jephthah: Israel did not take the land of Moab, and the land of the sons of Ammon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and saith to him, 'Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not the land of Moab, and the land of the Bene-Ammon,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will say to him, Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not the land of Moab and the land of the sons of Ammon:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thus saith Jephte: Israel did not take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />“Jephthah says this: Israel did not take the land of Moab, nor the land of the sons of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />saying to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />and said to him: “Thus says Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And said to him, Thus says Jephthah, Israel did not take away the land of Moab nor the land of the children of Ammon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he said to him: “Thus says Naphthakh, ‘Israel has not taken the land of Moab and the land of the children of Amon<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and he said unto him: 'Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and said to him, Thus says Jephthae, Israel took not the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/11-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3479" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Jephthah Delivers Israel</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">to tell</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">“This is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3316.htm" title="3316: yip̄·tāḥ (N-proper-ms) -- From pathach; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.">Jephthah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qaḥ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">take away</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4124.htm" title="4124: mō·w·’āḇ (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Lot, also his desc. and the territory where they settled. ">of Moab</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê (N-mpc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.)."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5983.htm" title="5983: ‘am·mō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A people living E. of the Jordan. From am; tribal, i.e. Inbred; Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country.">of the Ammonites.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/21-21.htm">Numbers 21:21-24</a></span><br />Then Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying, / “Let us pass through your land. We will not turn aside into any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway until we have passed through your territory.” / But Sihon would not let Israel pass through his territory. Instead, he gathered his whole army and went out to confront Israel in the wilderness. When he came to Jahaz, he fought against Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-24.htm">Deuteronomy 2:24-37</a></span><br />“Arise, set out, and cross the Arnon Valley. See, I have delivered into your hand Sihon the Amorite, king of Heshbon, and his land. Begin to take possession of it and engage him in battle. / This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.” / So from the Wilderness of Kedemoth I sent messengers with an offer of peace to Sihon king of Heshbon, saying, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/11-19.htm">Joshua 11:19-20</a></span><br />No city made peace with the Israelites except the Hivites living in Gibeon; all others were taken in battle. / For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD had commanded Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-9.htm">Joshua 24:9-10</a></span><br />Then Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab, set out to fight against Israel. He sent for Balaam son of Beor to curse you, / but I would not listen to Balaam. So he blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/22-2.htm">Numbers 22:2-6</a></span><br />Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites, / and Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous. Indeed, Moab dreaded the Israelites. / So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian, “This horde will devour everything around us, as an ox licks up the grass of the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Deuteronomy 23:3-4</a></span><br />No Ammonite or Moabite or any of their descendants may enter the assembly of the LORD, even to the tenth generation. / For they did not meet you with food and water on your way out of Egypt, and they hired Balaam son of Beor from Pethor in Aram-naharaim to curse you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-9.htm">2 Kings 3:9-27</a></span><br />So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals. / “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!” / But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/83-6.htm">Psalm 83:6-8</a></span><br />the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, of Moab and the Hagrites, / of Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek, of Philistia with the people of Tyre. / Even Assyria has joined them, lending strength to the sons of Lot. Selah<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/15-1.htm">Isaiah 15:1-9</a></span><br />This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1-47</a></span><br />Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-17.htm">Romans 9:17-18</a></span><br />For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: “I raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power in you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” / Therefore God has mercy on whom He wants to have mercy, and He hardens whom He wants to harden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-45.htm">Acts 7:45-46</a></span><br />And our fathers who received it brought it in with Joshua when they dispossessed the nations God drove out before them. It remained until the time of David, / who found favor in the sight of God and asked to provide a dwelling place for the God of Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a></span><br />Now these things happened to them as examples and were written down as warnings for us, on whom the fulfillment of the ages has come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/15-4.htm">Romans 15:4</a></span><br />For everything that was written in the past was written for our instruction, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures, we might have hope.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And said to him, Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:</p><p class="hdg">Israel took</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-13.htm">Numbers 21:13-15,27-30</a></b></br> From thence they removed, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, which <i>is</i> in the wilderness that cometh out of the coasts of the Amorites: for Arnon <i>is</i> the border of Moab, between Moab and the Amorites… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9,19</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle: for I will not give thee of their land <i>for</i> a possession; because I have given Ar unto the children of Lot <i>for</i> a possession… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">2 Chronicles 20:10</a></b></br> And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Bene-Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/11-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/11-14.htm">Jephthah</a> <a href="/judges/10-6.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/judges/11-10.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/11-27.htm">Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-28.htm">Ammonites</a> <a href="/judges/11-28.htm">Bene-Ammon</a> <a href="/judges/11-27.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/11-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/11-28.htm">Jephthah</a> <a href="/judges/11-17.htm">Moab</a> <a href="/judges/11-36.htm">Word</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should lead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-12.htm">The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-29.htm">Jephthah's vow</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-32.htm">His conquest of the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-34.htm">He performs his vow on his daughter.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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It suggests a message being delivered with authority and purpose. In biblical narratives, such communications often precede significant events or decisions, highlighting the importance of the message being conveyed.<p><b>“This is what Jephthah says:</b><br>Jephthah, a judge of Israel, is speaking with authority. His background as the son of a prostitute and a leader of a band of outcasts (<a href="/judges/11.htm">Judges 11:1-3</a>) contrasts with his role as a deliverer of Israel. This phrase underscores his position as a spokesperson for Israel, despite his humble beginnings, reflecting the biblical theme of God using unlikely individuals for His purposes.<p><b>Israel did not take away the land of Moab</b><br>This statement refers to the historical context of Israel's journey to the Promised Land. According to <a href="/numbers/21-26.htm">Numbers 21:26-30</a>, Israel did not seize Moabite territory during their conquest. The Moabites were descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-37.htm">Genesis 19:37</a>), and God had instructed Israel not to harass Moab or engage in battle with them (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-9.htm">Deuteronomy 2:9</a>). This reflects the divine boundaries set by God for Israel's conquests.<p><b>or of the Ammonites.</b><br>The Ammonites, also descendants of Lot (<a href="/genesis/19-38.htm">Genesis 19:38</a>), were similarly not to be attacked by Israel (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-19.htm">Deuteronomy 2:19</a>). Jephthah's assertion is a defense against the Ammonite king's claim that Israel had unlawfully taken their land. This historical clarification is crucial in understanding the territorial disputes and divine instructions that shaped Israel's interactions with neighboring nations.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jephthah.htm">Jephthah</a></b><br>A judge of Israel, known for his leadership and vow. He was a Gileadite and the son of a prostitute, which initially led to his rejection by his family. He later became a leader and deliverer of Israel against the Ammonites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, consisting of the descendants of Jacob. At this time, they were in conflict with the Ammonites over territorial disputes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/moab.htm">Moab</a></b><br>A neighboring nation to Israel, descended from Lot. The land of Moab was not taken by Israel during their conquest, as God had instructed them not to disturb Moab.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ammonites.htm">Ammonites</a></b><br>A people descended from Lot, like the Moabites. They were in conflict with Israel over land, claiming that Israel had taken their territory during the Exodus.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, where Jephthah was from. It was a significant area during the time of the Judges.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_god's_commands.htm">Understanding God's Commands</a></b><br>Jephthah's response highlights the importance of knowing and adhering to God's instructions. We should seek to understand God's will through His Word and apply it in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resolving_conflicts_with_truth.htm">Resolving Conflicts with Truth</a></b><br>Jephthah uses historical truth to address the Ammonite claims. In our conflicts, we should rely on truth and integrity rather than deceit or aggression.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The passage reminds us that God is sovereign over all nations and their boundaries. We should trust in His plans and purposes, even when they are not immediately clear to us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_humility.htm">Leadership and Humility</a></b><br>Despite his background, Jephthah rises to leadership through God's providence. This teaches us that God can use anyone for His purposes, regardless of their past.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Adversity</a></b><br>Jephthah's faithfulness in a difficult situation encourages us to remain steadfast in our faith, trusting that God will guide us through challenges.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_god_stop_jephthah's_vow.htm">Why did God allow Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter in Judges 11 without stopping him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_there_extrabiblical_sources_for_judges_11.htm">Judges 11:4-9: Are there credible extrabiblical sources confirming the conflict with the Ammonites, or does this narrative contradict known history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_jephthah's_vow.htm">Judges 11:30-31: How can a just God permit Jephthah's vow, which appears to condone human sacrifice?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_believed_in_the_old_testament.htm">Who were the believers in the Old Testament?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(15) <span class= "bld">Took not away the land of Moab . . .</span>--What they took was the territory of Sihon, which they had never been forbidden to take, and had indeed been forced to take by Sihon's attack on them. It was not likely that they could enter into discussion as 'to the <span class= "ital">previous </span>owners of the land.<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/11-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">to tell him,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“This is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jephthah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְתָּ֑ח</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·tāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3316.htm">Strong's 3316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵל֙</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take away</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקַ֤ח</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֣רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Moab</span><br /><span class="heb">מוֹאָ֔ב</span> <span class="translit">(mō·w·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4124.htm">Strong's 4124: </a> </span><span class="str2">Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[or]</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֖רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Ammonites.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַמּֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘am·mō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5983.htm">Strong's 5983: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ammon -- a people living East of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/11-15.htm">Judges 11:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/11-15.htm">OT History: Judges 11:15 And he said to him Thus says (Jd Judg. 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