Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7971 [e] וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח way-yiš-laḥ And sent Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3316 [e] יִפְתָּח֙ yip̄-tāḥ Jephthah N-proper-ms 4397 [e] מַלְאָכִ֔ים mal-’ā-ḵîm, messengers N-mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 4428 [e] מֶ֥לֶךְ me-leḵ the king N-msc 1121 [e] בְּנֵֽי־ bə-nê- of the sons N-mpc 5983 [e] עַמּ֖וֹן ‘am-mō-wn of Ammon N-proper-ms 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֑ר lê-mōr; saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 4100 [e] מַה־ mah- what Interrog   לִּ֣י lî do have against me Prep | 1cs   וָלָ֔ךְ wā-lāḵ, and you Conjunctive waw :: Preposition :: second person feminine singular Conj-w | Prep | 2fs 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- that Conj 935 [e] בָ֥אתָ ḇā-ṯā you have come V-Qal-Perf-2ms 413 [e] אֵלַ֖י ’ê-lay against me Prep | 1cs 3898 [e] לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם lə-hil-lā-ḥêm to fight Prep-l | V-Nifal-Inf 776 [e] בְּאַרְצִֽי׃ bə-’ar-ṣî. in my land Prep-b | N-fsc | 1cs

New American Standard Bible
Now Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, "What is between you and me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?"

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, saying, "What do you have against me that you have come to fight against me in my land?"

sent messengers. In this Jephthah acted in accordance with the law of Moses; and hence the justice of his cause would appear more forcibly to the people.

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Numbers 21:21 And Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, saying,

Deuteronomy 2:26 And I sent messengers out of the wilderness of Kedemoth to Sihon …

Deuteronomy 20:10,11 When you come near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it…

Proverbs 25:8,9 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest you know not what to do in the …

Matthew 18:15,16 Moreover if your brother shall trespass against you, go and tell …

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2 Kings 14:8-12 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son …

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