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Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor ,
but he was the son of a harlot ;
and Gilead begot Jephthah .
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Gilead '
s wife bore sons ;
and when his wife '
s sons grew up ,
they drove Jephthah out ,
and said to him , "
You shall have no inheritance in our father '
s house ,
for you are the son of another woman ."
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Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and dwelt in the land of Tob ;
and worthless men banded together with Jephthah and went out raiding with him .
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It came to pass after a time that the people of Ammon made war against Israel .
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And so it was ,
when the people of Ammon made war against Israel ,
that the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob .
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Then they said to Jephthah , "
Come and be our commander ,
that we may fight against the people of Ammon ."
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So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead , "
Did you not hate me ,
and expel me from my father '
s house ?
Why have you come to me now when you are in distress ?"
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And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah , "
That is why we have turned again to you now ,
that you may go with us and fight against the people of Ammon ,
and be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead ."
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So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead , "
If you take me back home to fight against the people of Ammon ,
and the LORD delivers them to me ,
shall I be your head ?"
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And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah , "
The LORD will be a witness between us ,
if we do not do according to your words ."
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Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead ,
and the people made him head and commander over them ;
and Jephthah spoke all his words before the LORD in Mizpah .
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Now Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the people of Ammon ,
saying , "
What do you have against me ,
that you have come to fight against me in my land ?"