4 After a time the ⌊Ammonites⌋c made war with Israel. 5 When the ⌊Ammonites⌋d made war with Israel, the elders of Gilead went to bring Jephthah from the land of Tob. 6 And they said to Jephthah, “Come and be our commander, so that we may make war against the ⌊Ammonites⌋.”e 7 Jephthah said to the elders, “Did you not shun me and drive me out from the house of my father? Why do you come to me now when you have trouble?” 8 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That being so, we have now returned to you, that you may go with us ⌊to fight⌋f against the ⌊Ammonites⌋g and become for us as head of all the inhabitants of Gilead.” 9 So Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me back ⌊to fight⌋h against the ⌊Ammonites⌋,i and Yahweh gives them ⌊over to me⌋,j will I be your head?” 10 And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be a ⌊witness⌋k between us; we will act according to your word.” 11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh at Mizpah.