Judges 11:10
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New International Version (©1984)
The elders of Gilead replied, "The LORD is our witness; we will certainly do as you say."

New Living Translation (©2007)
"The LORD is our witness," the elders replied. "We promise to do whatever you say."

English Standard Version (©2001)
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD will be witness between us, if we do not do as you say.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD is witness between us; surely we will do as you have said."

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Gilead's leaders said to Jephthah, "The LORD is a witness between us. We will certainly do what you say."

King James Bible
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

American King James Version
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to your words.

American Standard Version
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.

Bible in Basic English
And the responsible men of Gilead said to Jephthah, May the Lord be our witness: we will certainly do as you say.

Douay-Rheims Bible
They answered him: The Lord who heareth these things, he himself is mediator and witness that we will do as we have promised.

Darby Bible Translation
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The LORD will be witness between us; we will surely do as you say."

English Revised Version
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

World English Bible
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."

Young's Literal Translation
And the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, 'Jehovah is hearkening between us -- if according to thy word we do not so.'

Geneva Study Bible

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

Wesley's Notes

11:10 The Lord be witness - The Lord be an hearer: so the Hebrew word is. Whatever we speak it concerns us to remember, that God is an hearer!

King James Translators' Notes

witness...: Heb. the hearer between us

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

10, 11. the elders of Israel said unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness between us-Their offer being accompanied by the most solemn oath, Jephthah intimated his acceptance of the mission, and his willingness to accompany them. But to make "assurance doubly sure," he took care that the pledge given by the deputies in Tob should be ratified in a general assembly of the people at Mizpeh; and the language of the historian, "Jephthah uttered all his words before the Lord," seems to imply that his inauguration with the character and extraordinary office of judge was solemnized by prayer for the divine blessing, or some religious ceremonial.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:1-11 Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel, therefore Jephthah will forgive. He speaks not with confidence of his success, knowing how justly God might suffer the Ammonites to prevail for the further punishment of Israel. Nor does he speak with any confidence at all in himself. If he succeed, it is the Lord delivers them into his hand; he thereby reminds his countrymen to look up to God as the Giver of victory. The same question as here, in fact, is put to those who desire salvation by Christ. If he save you, will ye be willing that he shall rule you? On no other terms will he save you. If he make you happy, shall he make you holy? If he be your helper, shall he be your Head? Jephthah, to obtain a little worldly honour, was willing to expose his life: shall we be discouraged in our Christian warfare by the difficulties we may meet with, when Christ has promised a crown of life to him that overcometh?


Genesis 31:50 "If you mistreat my daughters, or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no man is with us, see, God is witness between you and me."
Jeremiah 29:23 because they have acted foolishly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives and have spoken words in My name falsely, which I did not command them; and I am He who knows and am a witness," declares the LORD.'"
Jeremiah 42:5 Then they said to Jeremiah, "May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with the whole message with which the LORD your God will send you to us.
Micah 1:2 Hear, O peoples, all of you; Listen, O earth and all it contains, And let the Lord GOD be a witness against you, The Lord from His holy temple. (NASB ©1995)

Elders Jephthah Responsible Surely Witness Word Words

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

The Lord Ge 21:23 31:50 1Sa 12:5 Jer 29:23 42:5 Ro 1:9 2Co 11:31

be witness. be the hearer Ge 16:5 31:53 De 1:16 1Sa 24:12

if we do Ex 20:7 Zec 5:4 Mal 3:5

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