Revised Literal Translation
Judges 11:30-40
30And JephthahH3316 vowedH5087 a vowH5088 unto YhwhH3068, and saidH559, If thou shalt without failH5414 deliverH5414 the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983 into mine handsH3027, 31Then it shall be, that whatsoeverH3318 cometh forthH3318 of the doorsH1817 of my houseH1004 to meetH7125 me, when I returnH7725 in peaceH7965 from the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983, shall surely be Yhwh'sH3068, and I will offer it upH5927 for a burnt offeringH5930.12
32So JephthahH3316 passed overH5674 unto the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983 to fightH3898 against them; and YhwhH3068 deliveredH5414 them into his handsH3027. 33And he smoteH5221 them from AroerH6177, even till thou comeH935 to MinnithH4511, even twentyH6242 citiesH5892, and unto the plainH58 of the vineyardsH64H3754, with a veryH3966 greatH1419 slaughterH4347. Thus the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983 were subduedH3665 beforeH6440 the childrenH1121 of IsraelH3478.3
34And JephthahH3316 cameH935 to MizpehH4709 unto his houseH1004, and, behold, his daughterH1323 came outH3318 to meetH7125 him with timbrelsH8596 and with dancesH4246: and she was his only childH3173; beside her he had neither sonH1121 norH176 daughterH1323.4 35And it came to pass, when he sawH7200 her, that he rentH7167 his clothesH899, and saidH559, AlasH162, my daughterH1323! thou hast brought meH3766 very lowH3766, and thou art one of them that troubleH5916 me: for I have openedH6475 my mouthH6310 unto YhwhH3068, and I cannotH3201 go backH7725. 36And she saidH559 unto him, My fatherH1, if thou hast openedH6475 thy mouthH6310 unto YhwhH3068, doH6213 to me according to that whichH834 hath proceededH3318 out of thy mouthH6310; forasmuchH310 as YhwhH3068 hath takenH6213 vengeanceH5360 for thee of thine enemiesH341, even of the childrenH1121 of AmmonH5983. 37And she saidH559 unto her fatherH1, Let this thingH1697 be doneH6213 for me: let me aloneH7503 twoH8147 monthsH2320, that I may go upH3212 and downH3381 upon the mountainsH2022, and bewailH1058 my virginityH1331, I and my fellowsH7474H7464.5 38And he saidH559, GoH3212. And he sent her awayH7971 for twoH8147 monthsH2320: and she wentH3212 with her companionsH7464, and bewailedH1058 her virginityH1331 upon the mountainsH2022. 39And it came to pass at the endH7093 of twoH8147 monthsH2320, that she returnedH7725 unto her fatherH1, who didH6213 with her according to his vowH5088 which he had vowedH5087: and she knewH3045 no manH376. And it was a customH2706 in IsraelH3478,6 40That the daughtersH1323 of IsraelH3478 wentH3212 yearlyH3117 to lamentH8567 the daughterH1323 of JephthahH3316 the GileaditeH1569 fourH702 daysH3117 in a yearH8141.78
Notes
- 1. Judges 11:31 whatsoever…: Heb. that which cometh forth, which shall come forth. ↩
- 2. Judges 11:31 and…: or, or I will offer it, etc. ↩
- 3. Judges 11:33 the plain: or, Abel. ↩
- 4. Judges 11:34 beside…: or, he had not of his own either son or daughter: Heb. of himself. ↩
- 5. Judges 11:37 go up…: Heb. go and go down. ↩
- 6. Judges 11:39 custom: or, ordinance. ↩
- 7. Judges 11:40 yearly: Heb. from year to year. ↩
- 8. Judges 11:40 to lament: or, to talk with. ↩
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
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