Judges 11:10

Jephthah Delivers Israel

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?”10And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”

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Berean Standard Bible
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The LORD is our witness if we do not do as you say.”
American Standard Version (1901)
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, Jehovah shall be witness between us; surely according to thy word so will we do.
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.
Free Bible Version
“The Lord will be a witness between us,” they replied. “We'll do whatever you say.”
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.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
Translation for Translators
They replied, “Yahweh is listening to everything that we say. So he will punish us if we do not do everything that you tell us to do.”
Unlocked Literal Bible
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “May Yahweh be witness between us if we do not do as we say!”
Noah Webster Bible
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, The LORD be a witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.
World English Bible
The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.”
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.'