Dommerne 11,5

3 Så flyktet Jefta fra sine brødre og bodde i landet Tob, hvor en gruppe verdiløse menn samlet seg rundt ham og fulgte ham.

4 Etter en tid førte ammonittene krig mot Israel.

Da ammonittene kjempet mot Israel, dro de eldste i Gilead for å hente Jefta tilbake fra landet Tob.

6 De henvendte seg til Jefta og sa: «Kom og led oss i kamp mot ammonittene.»

7 Jefta svarte de eldste i Gilead: «Hatet dere meg ikke og drev meg bort fra min fars hus? Hvorfor kommer dere til meg nå når dere er i nød?»

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and made war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.
KJV
And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
WEB
When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
ASV
And it was so, that, when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
DARBY
And when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
BLB
And it came to pass, when the sons of Ammon made war against Israel, that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob;
ÅB
Og da Ammons barn bar våpen mot Israel, gikk de eldste i Gilead avsted for å hente Jefta fra landet Tob.
OTB
Da ammonittene kjempet mot Israel, dro de eldste i Gilead for å hente Jefta tilbake fra landet Tob.
B1930
Og da Ammons barn bar våben mot Israel, gikk de eldste i Gilead avsted for å hente Jefta fra landet Tob.

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