9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Judges 11:9:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvayomerand he said Judges 11:9:2 ⧉יִפְתָּ֜חyiftakhJephthah Judges 11:9:3 ⧉אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣יelzikneto the elders of Judges 11:9:4 ⧉גִלְעָ֗דgiladGilead Judges 11:9:5 ⧉אִם־מְשִׁיבִ֨יםimmeshivimif {you are} bringing back Judges 11:9:6 ⧉אַתֶּ֤םatemyou {plural} Judges 11:9:7 ⧉אוֹתִי֙otime Judges 11:9:8 ⧉לְהִלָּחֵם֙lehillakhemto fight Judges 11:9:9 ⧉בִּבְנֵ֣יbivneagainst the sons of Judges 11:9:10 ⧉עַמּ֔וֹןamonAmmon Judges 11:9:11 ⧉וְנָתַ֧ןvenatanand gives Judges 11:9:12 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehthe LORD Judges 11:9:13 ⧉אוֹתָ֖םotamthem Judges 11:9:14 ⧉לְפָנָ֑יlefanaibefore me Judges 11:9:15 ⧉אָנֹכִ֕יanokhiI Judges 11:9:16 ⧉אֶהְיֶ֥הeheyewill be Judges 11:9:17 ⧉לָכֶ֖םlakhemfor you Judges 11:9:18 ⧉לְרֹֽאשׁ׃leroshas head |
9. Formal Translation And Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you are bringing me back to fight against the sons of Ammon, and the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Deliverer} gives them before me, shall I be your head?” |
9. Dynamic Translation Jephthah said to Gilead’s elders, “If you are taking me back to battle the Ammonites, and the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Victor} hands them over to me, will I then be your leader?” |