Bible Strands
Judges 11:21
Then the LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, who defeated them. So Israel took possession of all the land of the Amorites who inhabited that country,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jephthah addresses the king of Ammon, recounting Israel’s military campaign immediately after Sihon refused to grant them passage through his territory.
The words — וַ/יִּתֵּן (wayyitten) translates literally as “and he gave” or “and he delivered,” marking the decisive shift from Sihon’s mobilization to his defeat.
The thread — This pattern of divine delivery appears in Deuteronomy 2:31, where Yahweh commands Sihon to be given over, and Joshua 24:8, which records Israel taking the land after Yahweh defeated Sihon.
Why it lands — The text asserts that territorial conquest resulted from Yahweh’s intervention rather than Israel’s independent strategy, requiring the reader to acknowledge divine sovereignty in historical outcomes.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the Lord God of Israel delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them: so Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.