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Text -- Judges 11:1-10 (NET)
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11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior . His mother was a prostitute , but Gilead was his father .
11:2 Gilead’s wife also gave him sons . When his wife’s sons grew up , they made Jephthah leave and said to him, “You are not going to inherit any of our father’s wealth , because you are another woman’s son .”
11:3 So Jephthah left his half-brothers and lived in the land of Tob . Lawless men joined Jephthah’s gang and traveled with him.
11:4 It was some time after this when the Ammonites fought with Israel .
11:5 When the Ammonites attacked , the leaders of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back from the land of Tob .
11:6 They said , “Come , be our commander , so we can fight with the Ammonites .”
11:7 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead , “But you hated me and made me leave my father’s house . Why do you come to me now , when you are in trouble ?”
11:8 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah , “That may be true , but now we pledge to you our loyalty. Come with us and fight with the Ammonites . Then you will become the leader of all who live in Gilead .”
11:9 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead , “All right! If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me, I will be your leader .”
11:10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah , “The Lord will judge any grievance you have against us, if we do not do as you say .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jephthah |
Gilead |
Prayer |
Judge |
Israel |
ISRAEL, HISTORY OF, 2 |
AMMON; AMMONITES |
ISRAEL, RELIGION OF, 2 |
Bastard |
Government |
COURTS, JUDICIAL |
AMBASSADOR |
CAPTAIN |
Tob |
TOB, THE LAND OF |
CHILDREN |
STRANGE WOMAN |
GILEAD (2) |
GENEALOGY, 8 part 1 |
PALESTINE, 2 |
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NET Notes: Jdg 11:1 Heb “Now he was the son of a woman, a prostitute, and Gilead fathered Jephthah.”
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NET Notes: Jdg 11:9 Some translate the final statement as a question, “will I really be your leader?” An affirmative sentence is preferable. Jephthah is repea...
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