Judges 11:10

WEB

The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, "The Lord shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do."

KJV

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The LORD be witness between us, if we do not so according to thy words.

Commentary

And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah,.... 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, &c.''