Judges 11:32

Judges 11:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord gave them into his hand.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Jephthah advanced toward the people of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord delivered them into his hands.

Context of Judges 11:32

30And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed hand over to me the sons of Ammon, 31then whatever comes out the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from the sons of Ammon, it shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.” So Jephthah crossed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord handed them over to him. 33He inflicted a very great defeat on them from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. 34But Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. And she was his one and only child; besides her he had no son or daughter.

Judges 11:32 word by word

וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר יִפְתָּ֛ח אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן לְהִלָּ֣חֶם בָּ֑ם וַיִתְּנֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה בְּיָדֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• So Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
• crossedעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• to the sonsבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of Ammonעַמּוֹן‛ammôn · AmmonH5983
• to fightלָחַםlâcham · to fightH3898
• against them; and the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• handedנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• handedיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for Judges 11:32

• Judges 1:4Judah went up, and the Lord handed over to them the Canaanites and the Perizzites, and they defeated ten thousand men at Bezek.
• Judges 2:18And when the Lord raised up judges for them, the Lord was with the judge and saved them from the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge; for the Lord was moved to pity by their groaning because of those who tormented and oppressed them.
• Judges 3:10And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel. When he went to war, the Lord handed over to him Cushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia, so that he prevailed over Cushan-rishathaim.

Commentaries on Judges 11:32

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-40Verses 29-40 Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow. 1. There may be remainders of distrust and doubting, even in the hearts of true and great believers. 2. Our vows to God should not be as a purchase of the favour we desire, but to express gratitude to him. 3. We need to be very well-advised in making vows, lest we entangle ourselves. 4. What we have solemnly vowed to God, we must perform, if it be possible and lawful, though it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 32There is no link between the victory, which was a gift from the Lord, and Jephthah’s promise.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon ... and the Lord delivered them into his hands--He met and engaged them at Aroer, a town in the tribe of Gad, upon the Arnon. A decisive victory crowned the arms of Israel, and the pursuit was continued to Abel (plain of the vineyards), from south to north, over an extent of about sixty miles.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 11:32

• Ammonites
• Jephthah
• Prayer
• Rashness
• Vows

In the dictionaries

• Ammon
• Jephthah
• Fight
• Inherit
• Meet
• Abdon (1)
• God
• Israel, History of
• Israel, Religion of
• Judges, Book of

Commentaries on Judges 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary