Judges 11:15

Verse

to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites.

American Standard Version (1901)

and he said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah: Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;

Bible in Basic English

And said to him, This is the word of Jephthah: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or the land of the children of Ammon;

Free Bible Version

to tell him, “This is Jephthah's reply: The Israelites did not take any land from Moab or from the Ammonites.

Geneva Bible 1599

And said vnto him, Thus saith Iphtah, Israel tooke not the lande of Moab, nor the lande of the children of Ammon.

King James (Authorized) Version

And said unto him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

Translation for Translators

They said to him, “This is what Jephthah says: ‘It is not true that we Israelis took the land from the Moab people-group and the Ammon people-group.

Unlocked Literal Bible

and he said, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab and the land of the people of Ammon,

Noah Webster Bible

And said to him, Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:

World English Bible

and he said to him, “Jephthah says: Israel didn’t take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;

Young's Literal Translation

and saith to him, 'Thus said Jephthah, Israel took not the land of Moab, and the land of the Bene-Ammon,

Context

Jephthah Delivers Israel

¹⁴Jephthah again sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites¹⁵to tell him, “This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take away the land of Moab or of the Ammonites. ¹⁶But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

Sermons

What Happened?

K.P. Yohannan

Summary

In this verse, Jephthah is recounting the history of Israel to the king of the Ammonites, highlighting how the Israelites had not taken the land of Moab or Ammon when they came out of Egypt. Jephthah's purpose in mentioning this is to show that the Israelites had a legitimate claim to the land they currently possessed, including the territory the Ammonites were trying to take. This historical context serves as a basis for Jephthah's argument against the Ammonites' unjust aggression and claim over Israelite land.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

But when Israel came up from Egypt,.... In order to go to the land of Canaan, which was higher than the land of Egypt, which lay low (k): and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea; which is to be understood not of their walking to it; when they first came out of Egypt, they indeed then came to the edge of the wilderness of Etham, and so to the Red sea, and walked through it as on dry land, and came into the wilderness of Shur, Sin, and Sinai; and after their departure from Mount Sinai they came into the wilderness of Paran, in which they were thirty eight years; and this is the wilderness meant they walked through, and came to Eziongaber, on the shore of the Red sea, Num 33:35. and came to Kadesh; not Kadeshbarnea, from whence the spies were sent, but Kadesh on the borders of Edom, from whence messengers were sent to the king of it, as follows. (k) Theocrit. Idyll. 17. ver. 79.