Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a great man of war; he was the son of a loose woman, and Gilead was his father.
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Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a great man of war; he was the son of a loose woman, and Gilead was his father.
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Judges 11:6
And they said to Jephthah, Come and be our chief so that we may make war against the children of Ammon.
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Judges 11:7
But Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, Did you not, in your hate for me, send me away from my father's house? Why do you come to me now when you are in trouble?
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Judges 11:8
And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, That is the reason we have come back to you; so go with us and make war against the children of Ammon, and we will make you our head over all the people of Gilead.
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Judges 11:9
Then Jephthah said to the responsible men of Gilead, If you take me back to make war against the children of Ammon, and if with the help of the Lord I overcome them, will you make me your head?
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Judges 11:10
And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.
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Judges 11:30
And Jephthah took an oath to the Lord, and said, If you will give the children of Ammon into my hands,
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