The Meaning of Judges 11:25 Explained

Judges 11:25

KJV: And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them,

YLT: And now, art thou at all better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he at all strive with Israel? did he at all fight against them?

Darby: Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

ASV: And now art thou anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Judges 11:25?

MEANING: What does Judges 11:25 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Judges 11:25 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Judges 11:25?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And now [art] thou any thing better  than Balak  the son  of Zippor,  king  of Moab?  did he ever  strive  against Israel,  or did he ever  fight  against them, 

What does Judges 11:25 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 11:12-28 - A Warning From History
Jephthah acted with great prudence. Before rushing into war, he endeavored to argue the matter at issue in peaceful and courteous terms. In answer to the contention that Ammon was only trying to regain its own territories, he insisted that, when Israel came on the scene, they wrested the land, not from Ammon, but from the Amorites. Besides, the occupation of 300 years, which had never before been challenged, surely disproved the claim of the Ammonite king.
When a nation has right and justice on its side and is fighting against aggression, especially when the choice between two ideals is in the scale, there is every reason why it should appeal to the Lord, the Judge, to vindicate its cause. It was a question whether the worship of Jehovah or of Chemosh should dominate the country; on that issue there could be no vacillation nor hesitancy. It is interesting to notice how accurately Jephthah had studied the sacred annals of his people and how reverently he alludes to God. There is more religion in the hearts of men like Jephthah than certain Pharisees and priests give them credit for! [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 11

1  The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should lead
12  The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain
29  Jephthah's vow
32  His conquest of the Ammonites
34  He performs his vow on his daughter

What do the individual words in Judges 11:25 mean?

Now [are] any better you than Balak son of Zippor king of Moab did ever he strive against Israel or ever did he fight against them
וְעַתָּ֗ה הֲט֥וֹב טוֹב֙ אַתָּ֔ה מִבָּלָ֥ק בֶּן־ צִפּ֖וֹר מֶ֣לֶךְ ؟ מוֹאָ֑ב הֲר֥וֹב רָב֙ עִם־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אִם־ נִלְחֹ֥ם נִלְחַ֖ם בָּֽם

וְעַתָּ֗ה  Now 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
הֲט֥וֹב  [are]  any 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
טוֹב֙  better 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
מִבָּלָ֥ק  than  Balak 
Parse: Preposition-m, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: בָּלָק  
Sense: a king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel.
בֶּן־  son 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
צִפּ֖וֹר  of  Zippor 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: צִפֹּור  
Sense: father of Balak the king of Moab at the time of the exodus.
מֶ֣לֶךְ  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
؟ מוֹאָ֑ב  of  Moab 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: מֹואָב 
Sense: a son of Lot by his eldest daughter.
הֲר֥וֹב  did  ever 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: רִיב  
Sense: to strive, contend.
רָב֙  he  strive 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רִיב  
Sense: to strive, contend.
עִם־  against 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל  Israel 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל  
Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
נִלְחֹ֥ם  ever 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Infinitive absolute
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
נִלְחַ֖ם  did  he  fight 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: לָחַם 
Sense: to fight, do battle, make war.
בָּֽם  against  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural

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