SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:10
Y los ancianos de Galaad respondieron a Jefté: el SEÑOR oiga entre nosotros, si no hiciéremos como tú dices.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 10. And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah , etc.] Assenting to his proposal, and not only giving their word for it, but their oath: the Lord be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words ; that is, make him head over them; they appealed to the omniscient God, and called on him to be a witness of their agreement to it, and swore by him they would fulfil it; or if they did not, that the Lord would take vengeance on them for it, and punish the breach of this covenant and oath in some way or another; the Targum of Jonathan is, “the Word of the Lord be a witness between us, etc.”
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel therefore Jephthah will forgive. He speaks not with confidence of his success, knowing how justly God might suffer the Ammonites to prevai for the further punishment of Israel. Nor does he speak with an confidence at all in himself. If he succeed, it is the Lord deliver them into his hand; he thereby reminds his countrymen to look up to God as the Giver of victory. The same question as here, in fact, is put to those who desire salvation by Christ. If he save you, will ye be willing that he shall rule you? On no other terms will he save you. I he make you happy, shall he make you holy? If he be your helper, shal he be your Head? Jephthah, to obtain a little worldly honour, wa willing to expose his life: shall we be discouraged in our Christia warfare by the difficulties we may meet with, when Christ has promise a crown of life to him that overcometh?
Original Hebrew
ויאמרו 559 זקני 2205 גלעד 1568 אל 413 יפתח 3316 יהוה 3068 יהיה 1961 שׁמע 8085 בינותינו 996 אם 518 לא 3808 כדברך 1697 כן 3651 נעשׂה׃ 6213
