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Christian Standard Bible ®
Judges 11:38
“Go,” he said. And he sent her away two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity as she wandered through the mountains.
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Hebrew Names Version
He said, Go. He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.
He said, Go. He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.
King James Version
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Go." He sent her away for two months, and she went with her friends, and she lamented over her virginity on the mountains.
And he said, "Go." He sent her away for two months, and she went with her friends, and she lamented over her virginity on the mountains.
English Standard Version
So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains.
So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains.
New Century Version
Jephthah said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months. She and her friends stayed in the mountains and cried for her because she would never marry.
Jephthah said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months. She and her friends stayed in the mountains and cried for her because she would never marry.
New English Translation
He said, "You may go." He permitted her to leave for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills.
He said, "You may go." He permitted her to leave for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills.
Amplified Bible
And he said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept over her virginity on the mountains.
And he said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept over her virginity on the mountains.
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, "Go." So he let her go for two months; and she left with her friends, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity.
Then he said, "Go." So he let her go for two months; and she left with her friends, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayde, Goe: and he sent her away two moneths: so she went with her companions, and lamented her virginitie vpon the moutaines.
And he sayde, Goe: and he sent her away two moneths: so she went with her companions, and lamented her virginitie vpon the moutaines.
Legacy Standard Bible
En hy sê: Gaan! En hy het haar vir twee maande laat gaan. Sy het toe weggegaan met haar vriendinne en haar maagdelike staat op die berge beween.
En hy sê: Gaan! En hy het haar vir twee maande laat gaan. Sy het toe weggegaan met haar vriendinne en haar maagdelike staat op die berge beween.
Contemporary English Version
"Yes, you may have two months," Jephthah said. She and some other girls left, and for two months they wandered in the hill country, crying because she could never get married and have children.
"Yes, you may have two months," Jephthah said. She and some other girls left, and for two months they wandered in the hill country, crying because she could never get married and have children.
Complete Jewish Bible
"You may go," he answered, and he sent her away for two months. She left, she and her friends, and mourned in the mountains that she would die unmarried.
"You may go," he answered, and he sent her away for two months. She left, she and her friends, and mourned in the mountains that she would die unmarried.
Darby Translation
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months. And she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months. And she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jephthah said, "Go." He sent her away for two months. Jephthah's daughter and her friends stayed in the mountains. They cried for her because she would not marry and have children.
Jephthah said, "Go." He sent her away for two months. Jephthah's daughter and her friends stayed in the mountains. They cried for her because she would not marry and have children.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
Good News Translation
He told her to go and sent her away for two months. She and her friends went up into the mountains and grieved because she was going to die unmarried and childless.
He told her to go and sent her away for two months. She and her friends went up into the mountains and grieved because she was going to die unmarried and childless.
Literal Translation
And he said, Go. And he sent her away two months. And she went, she and her friends. And she wept for her virginity on the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away two months. And she went, she and her friends. And she wept for her virginity on the mountains.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sayde: Go thy waye. And he let her go two monethes. Then wente she with her playefeeres, and bewayled hir mayden heade vpon the mountaynes.
He sayde: Go thy waye. And he let her go two monethes. Then wente she with her playefeeres, and bewayled hir mayden heade vpon the mountaynes.
American Standard Version
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Go then. So he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends to the mountains, weeping for her sad fate.
And he said, Go then. So he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends to the mountains, weeping for her sad fate.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayd, go. And he sent her away two monethes: And so she went with her companions, & lamented her maydenhead vpon the mountaynes.
And he sayd, go. And he sent her away two monethes: And so she went with her companions, & lamented her maydenhead vpon the mountaynes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said: 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
King James Version (1611)
And he said, Goe. And he sent her away for two moneths, and shee went with her companions, and bewailed her virginitie vpon the mountaines.
And he said, Goe. And he sent her away for two moneths, and shee went with her companions, and bewailed her virginitie vpon the mountaines.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said, Go: and he sent her away for two months; and she went, and her companions, and she bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
And he said, Go: and he sent her away for two months; and she went, and her companions, and she bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
English Revised Version
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
Berean Standard Bible
"Go," he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
"Go," he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
To whom he answeride, Go thou. And he sufferide hir in two monethis. And whanne sche hadde go with hir felowis and pleiferis, sche biwepte hir maydynhed in the hillis.
To whom he answeride, Go thou. And he sufferide hir in two monethis. And whanne sche hadde go with hir felowis and pleiferis, sche biwepte hir maydynhed in the hillis.
Young's Literal Translation
And he saith, `Go;' and he sendeth her away two months, and she goeth, she and her friends, and she weepeth for her virginity on the hills;
And he saith, `Go;' and he sendeth her away two months, and she goeth, she and her friends, and she weepeth for her virginity on the hills;
Update Bible Version
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Go. And he sent her away [for] two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said, Go. And he sent her away [for] two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
World English Bible
He said, Go. He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.
He said, Go. He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains.
New King James Version
So he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
So he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
New Living Translation
"You may go," Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.
"You may go," Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.
New Life Bible
Jephthah said, "Go." He sent her away for two months with her friends. And they cried on the mountains because she would never have a man.
Jephthah said, "Go." He sent her away for two months with her friends. And they cried on the mountains because she would never have a man.
New Revised Standard
"Go," he said and sent her away for two months. So she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
"Go," he said and sent her away for two months. So she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Depart. So he let her go, for two months, - and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity, upon the mountains.
And he said - Depart. So he let her go, for two months, - and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity, upon the mountains.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he answered her: Go. And he sent her away for two months. And when she was gone with her comrades and companions, she mourned her virginity in the mountains.
And he answered her: Go. And he sent her away for two months. And when she was gone with her comrades and companions, she mourned her virginity in the mountains.
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
And he said, "Go." And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
THE MESSAGE
"Oh yes, go," he said. He sent her off for two months. She and her dear girlfriends went among the hills, lamenting that she would never marry. At the end of the two months, she came back to her father. He fulfilled the vow with her that he had made. She had never slept with a man. It became a custom in Israel that for four days every year the young women of Israel went out to mourn for the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
"Oh yes, go," he said. He sent her off for two months. She and her dear girlfriends went among the hills, lamenting that she would never marry. At the end of the two months, she came back to her father. He fulfilled the vow with her that he had made. She had never slept with a man. It became a custom in Israel that for four days every year the young women of Israel went out to mourn for the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then he said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity.
Then he said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity.
Contextual Overview
29The Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, who traveled through Gilead and Manasseh, and then through Mizpah of Gilead. He crossed over to the Ammonites from Mizpah of Gilead. 30Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If you in fact hand over the Ammonites to me, 31whoever comes out the doors of my house to greet me when I return safely from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer that person as a burnt offering.” 32Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord handed them over to him. 33He defeated twenty of their cities with a great slaughter from Aroer all the way to the entrance of Minnith and to Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites. 34When Jephthah went to his home in Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no other son or daughter besides her. 35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have devastated me! You have brought great misery on me. I have given my word to the Lord and cannot take it back.” 36Then she said to him, “My father, you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me as you have said, for the Lord brought vengeance on your enemies, the Ammonites.” 37She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.” 38“Go,” he said. And he sent her away two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity as she wandered through the mountains.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 8:13 - the companions
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said, go,.... He granted her request at once:
and he sent her away for two months; as she desired:
and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains; for the space of two months: the Jewish commentators make mention of an allegorical exposition of a writer i of theirs, who by mountains understands the sanhedrim, to whom she proposed to go, who perhaps might find a way for the loosing of the vow; but it is a question whether there was such a court then in Israel; and had there been one, and either she or her father had applied to it, in this case the priests would have pointed out what was to be done, and especially if the vow had any regard to the sacrifice of his daughter; and even to her virginity, which he had no power to oblige her to; but the literal sense is no doubt to be followed.
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