New American Standard Bible 2020

Judges 11:31-39

31then whateverH834 comesH3318 outH3318 the doorsH1817 of my houseH1004 to meetH7122 me when I returnH7725 1safelyH7965 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 handedH5414 H3027 them overH5414 to him. 33He 2inflictedH5221 a veryH3966 greatH1419 defeatH4347 on them from AroerH6177 3to the entranceH935 of 4MinnithH4511, twentyH6242 citiesH5892, and as farH5704 as Abel-keramimH64. So the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 were subduedH3665 beforeH4480 H6440 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478.

34But JephthahH3316 cameH935 to his houseH1004 at 5MizpahH4709, and beholdH2009, his daughterH1323 was comingH3318 outH3318 to meetH7122 him 6with tambourinesH8596 and with dancingH4246. And she was his oneH7534 and onlyH3173 childH3173; besidesH4480 her he hadH369 noH369 sonH1121 orH176 daughterH1323. 35So when he sawH7200 her, he toreH7167 his clothesH899 and saidH559, “OhH162, my daughterH1323! You have broughtH3766 me disasterH3766, and you are among those who troubleH5916 me; for I have 7givenH6475 my wordH6310 to the LordH3068, and 8I cannotH3201 H3808 takeH7725 it backH7725.” 36So she saidH559 to him, “My fatherH1, you have 9givenH6475 your wordH6310 to the LordH3068; 10doH6213 to me justH3512 asH3512 11you have saidH3318 H4480 H6310, sinceH310 H834 the LordH3068 has broughtH6213 you vengeanceH5360 on your enemiesH340, the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983.” 37And she saidH559 to her fatherH1, “Let thisH2088 thingH1697 be doneH6213 for me; allowH7503 H4480 me twoH8147 monthsH2320, so that I may 12goH1980 H3381 to the mountainsH2022 and weepH1058 becauseH5921 of 13my virginityH1331, I and my friendsH7464.” 38Then he saidH559, “GoH1980.” So he letH7971 her goH7971 for twoH8147 monthsH2320; and she leftH1980 with her friendsH7464, and weptH1058 on the mountainsH2022 becauseH5921 of her virginityH1331. 39And at the endH7093 of twoH8147 monthsH2320 she returnedH7725 to her fatherH1, who didH6213 to her 14whatH5088 he had vowedH5087; and she 15hadH3045 noH3808 relationsH3045 with a manH376. And it becameH1961 a customH2706 in IsraelH3478,

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1. Judges 11:31 Or with success; lit in well-being ↩
2. Judges 11:33 Lit struck a...blow ↩
3. Judges 11:33 Lit even until you are coming to ↩
4. Judges 11:33 Ezek 27:17 ↩
5. Judges 11:34 Judg 10:17; 11:11 ↩
6. Judges 11:34 Ex 15:20; 1 Sam 18:6; Jer 31:4 ↩
7. Judges 11:35 Lit opened my mouth wide ↩
8. Judges 11:35 Num 30:2; Eccl 5:4, 5 ↩
9. Judges 11:36 Lit opened your mouth wide ↩
10. Judges 11:36 Num 30:2 ↩
11. Judges 11:36 Lit has gone out of your mouth ↩
12. Judges 11:37 Lit go and go down on ↩
13. Judges 11:37 Gen 30:23; Luke 1:25 ↩
14. Judges 11:39 Lit his vow which he had vowed ↩
15. Judges 11:39 Lit knew no man ↩

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