Judges 11:5

5 the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

Judges 11:5 in Other Translations

5 And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob:

5 And when the Ammonites made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob.

5 When the Ammonites attacked, the elders of Gilead sent for Jephthah in the land of Tob.

5 With the Ammonites at war with them, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

5 When the Ammonites made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

Judges 11:5 Meaning and Commentary

Judges 11:5

And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war against
Israel
Were preparing for it, and had assembled their forces near them, and had began to make some efforts against them:

the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jephthah out of the land of Tob;
they did not send messengers to him, but went themselves, partly to show greater respect to him, and partly in hopes of better success, being aware of objections he would make, which they could better answer themselves than a deputation.

Judges 11:5 In-Context

3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob, where a gang of scoundrels gathered around him and followed him.

4 Some time later, when the Ammonites were fighting against Israel,

5 the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

6 “Come,” they said, “be our commander, so we can fight the Ammonites.”

7 Jephthah said to them, “Didn’t you hate me and drive me from my father’s house? Why do you come to me now, when you’re in trouble?”