New American Standard Bible 1995

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Judges

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So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows gathered themselves about Jephthah, and they went out with him.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So Jephthah "He opens," a Gileadite, also a city of Judah Noun H3316 יִפְתָּח֙ yif·tach
Analysis:
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fled to go through, flee Verb H1272 וַיִּבְרַ֤ח vai·yiv·rach
from his brothers a brother Noun H251 אֶחָ֔יו e·chav,
and lived to sit, remain, dwell Verb H3427 וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב vai·ye·shev
in the land earth, land Noun H776 בְּאֶ֣רֶץ be·'e·retz
of Tob; a region E. of the Jordan Noun H2897 טֹ֑וב to·vv;
and worthless empty, vain Adjective H7386 רֵיקִ֔ים rei·kim,
fellows man H376    
gathered to pick or gather up, glean Verb H3950 וַיִּֽתְלַקְּט֤וּ vai·yit·lak·ke·tu
themselves about to, into, towards Prepostion H413 אֶל־ el-
Jephthah, "He opens," a Gileadite, also a city of Judah Noun H3316 יִפְתָּח֙ yif·tach
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and they went to go or come out Verb H3318 וַיֵּצְא֖וּ vai·ye·tze·'u
out with him.      

Locations

Tob (Land of Tob)

TOB, THE LAND OFtob, tob ('erets Tobh, "a good land"; ge Tob): Hither Jephthah escaped from his brethren after his father's death (Judges 11:3), and perfected himself in the art of war, making forays with "the vain fellows" who joined him. Here the elders of Gilead found him, when, reduced to dire straits by the children of Ammon, they desired him to take co... View Details

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Jephthah

Jephthah  Bible /   Our Library /   Bible Dictionaries /   Easton's Bible Dictionary /   Jephthah   Jephthah [N] [S] whom God sets free, or the breaker through, a "mighty man of valour" who delivered Israel from the oppression of the Ammonites ( Judges 11:1-33 ), and judged Israel six years ( 12:7 ). He has been described as "... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows gathered themselves about Jephthah, and they went out with him.
King James Bible So Then Jephthah fled from his brothers brethren, and lived dwelt in the land of Tob; Tob: and worthless fellows there were gathered themselves about vain men to Jephthah, and they went out with him.
Hebrew Greek English So Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob; and worthless fellows gathered themselves about Jephthah, and they went out with him.