Judges 11:27

And now + 11:27 the verb εἰμὶ is merely redundant after the pronoun ἐγὼ in these instances.I have not sinned against thee, but thou wrongest me in preparing war against me: may the Lord the Judge judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Wherefore I have not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war against me: the LORD the Judge be judge this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.

In Context

26when Israel dwelt in Esebon and in its coasts, and in the land of Aroer and in its coasts, and in all the cities by Jordan, three hundred years? and wherefore didst thou not + 11:26 Or, redeem.recover them in that time?

28But the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not to the words of Jephthae, which he sent to him.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:25By no means shalt thou do as this thing is so as to destroy the righteous with the wicked, so the righteous shall be as the wicked: by no means. Thou that judgest the whole earth, shalt thou not do right?

1 Samuel 2:10The Lord will weaken his adversary; the Lord is holy. Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, nor let the mighty man boast in his strength, and let not the rich man boast in his wealth; but let him that boasts boast in this, to understand and know the Lord, + 2:10 Perhaps 'and the Lord executes,' etc. Comp. Jer. 9. 24.and to execute judgment and justice in the midst of the earth. The Lord has gone up to the heavens, and has thundered: he will judge the extremities of the earth, and he gives strength to our kings, and will exalt the horn of his Christ. And she left him there before the Lord,

1 Samuel 24:13The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord requite thee on thyself: but my hand shall not be upon thee.

1 Samuel 24:16The Lord be judge and umpire between me and thee, the Lord look upon and judge my cause, and rescue me out of thy hand.

Job 23:7for truth and reproof are from him; and he would bring forth my judgment to an end.

Psalms 7:11My help is righteous, coming from God who saves the upright in heart.

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:13-29

The War with the Ammonites. ( b. c. 1143.) 12 And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land? 13 And the king of the children of Ammon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again peaceably. 14 And Jephthah sent messengers again unto the king of the children… Read the whole commentary →

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