Judges 11:11-34

11Then JephthahH3316 wentH1980 with the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568, and the peopleH5971 madeH7760 him headH7218 and leaderH7101 overH5921 them; and JephthahH3316 spokeH1696 allH3605 his wordsH1697 beforeH6440 the LordH3068 at 1MizpahH4709.

12So JephthahH3316 sentH7971 messengersH4397 to the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, sayingH559, “WhatH4100 conflict do you and I have, that you have comeH935 to me to fightH3898 against my landH776?” 13And the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 saidH559 to the messengersH4397 of JephthahH3316, “It is becauseH3588 IsraelH3478 2tookH3947 my landH776 when they cameH5927 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, from the ArnonH769 as farH5704 as the 3JabbokH2999 and the JordanH3383; so returnH7725 them peaceablyH7965 nowH6258.” 14But JephthahH3316 sentH7971 messengersH4397 onceH5750 againH3254 to the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, 15and they saidH559 to him, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 JephthahH3316 saysH559: ‘IsraelH3478 did not takeH3947 the landH776 of MoabH4124 norH3808 the landH776 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983. 16For when they cameH5927 upH5927 from EgyptH4714, and IsraelH3478 4wentH1980 through the wildernessH4057 to the 5RedH5488 SeaH3220, and 6cameH935 to KadeshH6946, 17then IsraelH3478 7sentH7971 messengersH4397 to the kingH4428 of EdomH112, sayingH559, “PleaseH4994 let us passH5674 through your landH776”; but the kingH4428 of EdomH112 would not listenH8085. 8And they alsoH1571 sentH7971 messengers to the kingH4428 of MoabH4124, but he would not consentH14. So IsraelH3478 remainedH3427 at KadeshH6946. 18Then they wentH1980 through the wildernessH4057 and 9aroundH5437 the landH776 of EdomH112 and the landH776 of MoabH4124, and cameH935 to the eastH4217H8121 sideH4217H8121 of the landH776 of MoabH4124, and they campedH2583 beyondH5676 the ArnonH769; but they 10did not enterH935 the territoryH1366 of MoabH4124, for the ArnonH769 was the borderH1366 of MoabH4124. 19And IsraelH3478 sentH7971 11messengersH4397 to SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the AmoritesH567, the kingH4428 of HeshbonH2809; and IsraelH3478 saidH559 to him, “PleaseH4994 let us passH5674 through your landH776 to our placeH4725.” 20But SihonH5511 did not trustH539 IsraelH3478 to passH5674 through his territoryH1366; so SihonH5511 gatheredH622 allH3605 his peopleH5971 and campedH2583 in JahazH3096, and foughtH3898 with IsraelH3478. 21And the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, handedH5414H3027 SihonH5511 and allH3605 his peopleH5971 overH5414 to IsraelH3478, and they 1213defeatedH5221 them; so IsraelH3478 tookH3423 possessionH3423 of allH3605 the landH776 of the AmoritesH567, the inhabitantsH3427 of that countryH776. 2214So they possessedH3423 allH3605 the territoryH1366 of the AmoritesH567, from the ArnonH769 as farH5704 as the JabbokH2999, and from the wildernessH4057 as farH5704 as the JordanH3383. 23And nowH6258 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of IsraelH3478, has drivenH3423 outH3423 the AmoritesH567 from His peopleH5971 IsraelH3478; so should you possessH3423 it? 24Do you not possessH3423 whatH834 15ChemoshH3645 your godH430 givesH3423 you toH3423 possessH3423? So whateverH3605H834 the LordH3068 our GodH430 has dispossessedH3423 beforeH4480H6440 us, we will possessH3423 it. 25NowH6258 then, are you anyH2895 betterH2895 thanH4480 16BalakH1111 the sonH1121 of ZipporH6834, kingH4428 of MoabH4124? Did he everH7378 contendH7378 with IsraelH3478, orH518 did he everH3898 fightH3898 against them? 2617While IsraelH3478 was livingH3427 in HeshbonH2809 and its villagesH1323, and in AroerH6177 and its villagesH1323, and in allH3605 the citiesH5892 that are on the banksH3027 of the ArnonH769, threeH7969 hundredH3967 yearsH8141, whyH4069 did you not recoverH5337 them within that timeH6256? 27So I have not sinnedH2398 against you, but you are doingH6213 me wrongH7463 by makingH3898 warH3898 against me. 18May the LordH3068, the JudgeH8199, judgeH8199 todayH3117 betweenH996 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 and the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983.’” 28But the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 19disregardedH3808H8085 the messageH1697 whichH834 JephthahH3316 sentH7971 him.

29Now 20the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 upon JephthahH3316, and he passedH5674 throughH5674 GileadH1568 and ManassehH4519; then he passedH5674 throughH5674 MizpahH4708 of GileadH1568, and from MizpahH4708 of GileadH1568 he wentH5674 onH5674 to the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983. 30And JephthahH3316 madeH5087 a vowH5088 to the LordH3068 and saidH559, “IfH518 You will indeedH5414 handH5414H3027 overH5414 to me the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, 31then whateverH834 comesH3318 outH3318 the doorsH1817 of my houseH1004 to meetH7122 me when I returnH7725 21safelyH7965 from the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983, it shall be the Lord’sH3068, and I will offerH5927 it upH5927 as a burntH5930 offeringH5930.” 32So JephthahH3316 crossedH5674 overH5674 to the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 to fightH3898 against them; and the LordH3068 handedH5414H3027 them overH5414 to him. 33He 22inflictedH5221 a veryH3966 greatH1419 defeatH4347 on them from AroerH6177 23to the entranceH935 of 24MinnithH4511, twentyH6242 citiesH5892, and as farH5704 as Abel-keramimH64. So the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 were subduedH3665 beforeH4480H6440 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.

34But JephthahH3316 cameH935 to his houseH1004 at 25MizpahH4709, and beholdH2009, his daughterH1323 was comingH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 him 26with tambourinesH8596 and with dancingH4246. And she was his oneH7534 and onlyH3173 childH3173; besidesH4480 her he hadH369 noH369 sonH1121 orH176 daughterH1323.