Judges 11:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be your head?”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
שׁוּב
are bringing back
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שׁוּב
To return, to turn back. Shuwb. The Hebrew word behind both repentance and restoration. Return to Me and I will return to you.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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גִּלְעָד
Gilead
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גִּלְעָד
Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites
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עַמּוֹן
Ammon
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עַמּוֹן
Ammon, a son of Lot; also his posterity and their country
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יִפְתָּח
Jephthah
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יִפְתָּח
Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine
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זָקֵן
the elders of
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