Bible Strands
Judges 11:6
“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The elders of Gilead address Jephthah after departing Tob to recruit him following their ongoing conflict with Ammon.
The words — The imperative לְכָ֕/ה (le.Kha/h) issues a direct “come,” and the future form וְ/הָיִ֥יתָה (ve./ha.Yi.tah) establishes the conditional outcome “you will become” the designated leader.
The thread — This moment of urgent recruitment frames the broader Judges motif of communal appeal for military leadership, which the narrative immediately tests in Judges 11:7 when Jephthah questions their prior hostility toward him.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to observe how desperate circumstances drive a community to formally offer authority to a previously marginalized figure, setting the stage for a negotiation of loyalty and risk.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.