740 B
740 B
he said
Here the word "he" refers to the messenger who was speaking to the king. This may be written with the word "they" as in the UDB, referring to the group of messengers. AT: "Jephthah told the messengers to say" or "they said" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)
they came up from Egypt
Whenever people traveled to the promised land it is referred to as going "up" to the promised land. When the Israelites left Egypt they were on their way to the promised land. AT: "they left Egypt" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)