Did not ye hate me? — The elders of Gilead must at least have permitted his expulsion by his brethren.
Therefore. — i.e., with the express desire to repair the old wrong.
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Judges 11:7
7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and expel me out of my father's house? and why are ye come unto me now when ye are in distress?