Judges 11:10 “And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if…”

Judges 11:10

And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.”

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the Elders of Gilead saide to Iphtah, The Lord be witnesse betweene vs, if we doe not according to thy wordes.

Darby Translation

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

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.'

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.

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Cross references

“The Lord”

Jeremiah 42:5 Genesis 31:50 Jeremiah 29:23 Genesis 21:23 1 Samuel 12:5 2 Corinthians 11:31

Jeremiah 42:5 · BSB

Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act upon every word that the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

Genesis 31:50 · BSB

If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

Jeremiah 29:23 · BSB

For they have committed an outrage in Israel by committing adultery with the wives of their neighbors and speaking lies in My name, which I did not command them to do. I am He who knows, and I am a witness, declares the…

Genesis 21:23 · BSB

Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

1 Samuel 12:5 · BSB

Samuel said to them, “The LORD is a witness against you, and His anointed is a witness today, that you have not found anything in my hand.” “He is a witness,” they replied.

2 Corinthians 11:31 · BSB

The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, who is forever worthy of praise, knows that I am not lying.

“be witness”

Genesis 16:5 Genesis 31:53 Deuteronomy 1:16 1 Samuel 24:12

Genesis 16:5 · BSB

Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and m…

Genesis 31:53 · BSB

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Deuteronomy 1:16 · BSB

At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

1 Samuel 24:12 · BSB

May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.

“if we do”

Exodus 20:7 Zechariah 5:4 Malachi 3:5

Exodus 20:7 · BSB

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Zechariah 5:4 · BSB

I will send it out, declares the LORD of Hosts, and it will enter the house of the thief and the house of him who swears falsely by My name. It will remain inside his house and destroy it, down to its timbers and stones.…

Malachi 3:5 · BSB

“Then I will draw near to you for judgment. And I will be a swift witness against sorcerers and adulterers and perjurers, against oppressors of the widowed and fatherless, and against those who defraud laborers of their…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

9But Jephthah asked them, “If you take me back to fight the Ammonites and the LORD gives them to me, will I really be your leader?”

11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.

Read Judges 11