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They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us, and fight with the children of Ammon; and you shall be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
World English Bible (WEB)
And the elders{H2205} of Gilead{H1568} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Jephthah{H3316}, Therefore we turn again{H7725}{(H8804)} to thee now, that thou mayest go{H1980}{(H8804)} with us, and fight{H3898}{(H8738)} against the children{H1121} of Ammon{H5983}, and be our head{H7218} over all the inhabitants{H3427}{(H8802)} of Gilead{H1568}.
Strong's King James
and the elders of Gilead say unto Jephthah, ‘Therefore, now, we have turned back unto thee; and thou hast gone with us, and fought against the Bene-Ammon, and thou hast been to us for head—to all the inhabitants of Gilead.’
Young's Literal Translation
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