King James Version (KJV)
And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.
Modern English
They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לְיִפְתָּ֔ח לְכָ֕ה וְהָיִ֥יתָה לָּ֖נוּ לְקָצִ֑ין וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה בִּבְנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃
vayoʾmrv lyiptaḥ lkah vhayiytah lanv lqaṣiyn vnilaḥamah bibney ʿamvon