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Judges 11:30

Jephthah made a promise to the Lord and said, "You give the people of Ammon into my hand.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Consecration;   Jephthah;   Prayer;   Vows;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Covenants and Vows;   Jephthah;   Vows;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;   Oaths;   Vows;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Vow;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Chemosh;   Jephthah;   Molech;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Woman;   Word;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Vow;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jephthah;   Jephthah's Vow;   Vows;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Devoted Thing;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Arnon;   Human Sacrifice;   Judges, Book of;   Minnith;   Vows;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Gilead;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Sacrifice and Offering;   Vows;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jephtha;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Vow;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jephthah;   Prayer;   Vow;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Jephthah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If you in fact hand over the Ammonites to me,
Hebrew Names Version
Yiftach vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If you will indeed deliver the children of `Ammon into my hand,
King James Version
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord , and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,
Lexham English Bible
And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, "If indeed you will give the Ammonites into my hand,
English Standard Version
And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand,
New Century Version
Jephthah made a promise to the Lord , saying, "If you will hand over the Ammonites to me,
New English Translation
Jephthah made a vow to the Lord , saying, "If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,
Amplified Bible
Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "If You will indeed give the Ammonites into my hand,
New American Standard Bible
And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "If You will indeed hand over to me the sons of Ammon,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iphtah vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde, and said, If thou shalt deliuer the children of Ammon into mine handes,
Legacy Standard Bible
En Jefta het aan die HERE 'n gelofte gedoen en gesê: As U werklik die kinders van Ammon in my hand gee,
Contemporary English Version
he promised the Lord , "If you will let me defeat the Ammonites
Complete Jewish Bible
Yiftach made a vow to Adonai : "If you will hand the people of ‘Amon over to me,
Darby Translation
And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt without fail give the children of Ammon into my hand,
Easy-to-Read Version
Jephthah made a promise to the Lord . He said, "If you will let me defeat the Ammonites,
George Lamsa Translation
And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou wilt surely deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
Good News Translation
Jephthah promised the Lord : "If you will give me victory over the Ammonites,
Literal Translation
And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iephthae vowed a vowe vnto the LORDE, and sayde: Yf thou wilt delyuer the childre of Ammon in to my hande,
American Standard Version
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
Bible in Basic English
And Jephthah took an oath to the Lord, and said, If you will give the children of Ammon into my hands,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iephthah vowed a vowe vnto ye Lorde, & sayd: If thou shalt deliuer the children of Ammon into my handes,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said: 'If Thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
King James Version (1611)
And Iephthah vowed a vowe vnto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without faile deliuer the children of Ammon into mine hands,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jephthae vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
English Revised Version
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into mine hand,
Berean Standard Bible
Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: "If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hands,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and made a vow to the Lord, and seide, If thou schalt bitake the sones of Amon in to myn hondis,
Young's Literal Translation
And Jephthah voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, `If Thou dost at all give the Bene-Ammon into my hand --
Update Bible Version
And Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, If you will indeed deliver the sons of Ammon into my hand,
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
World English Bible
Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
New King James Version
And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If You will indeed deliver the people of Ammon into my hands,
New Living Translation
And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord . He said, "If you give me victory over the Ammonites,
New Revised Standard
And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord , and said, "If you will give the Ammonites into my hand,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Yahweh, and said, - If thou wilt, deliver, the sons of Ammon into my hand,
Douay-Rheims Bible
He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,
Revised Standard Version
And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If thou wilt give the Ammonites into my hand,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jephthah made a vow to the LORD and said, "If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,

Contextual Overview

29 The Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah. So he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and through Mizpah of Gilead. He went from Mizpah of Gilead to the people of Ammon. 30 Jephthah made a promise to the Lord and said, "You give the people of Ammon into my hand. 31 And I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the people of Ammon. I will give it to the Lord as a burnt gift." 32 Then Jephthah crossed over to fight against the people of Ammon. And the Lord gave them into his hand. 33 He killed many of them from Aroer to Minnith, through twenty cities, as far as Abelkeramin. The people of Ammon were destroyed in front of the people of Israel. 34 Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. His daughter came out to meet him with music and dancing. She was his one and only child. He had no other sons or daughters. 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, "It is bad, my daughter! You have made me very sad. You have brought much trouble to me. For I have made a promise to the Lord, and I must keep it." 36 She said to him, "My father, you have made a promise to the Lord. Do to me what you have promised you would do. Because the Lord has punished the people of Ammon, who fought against you. 37 But do this for me. Let me alone for two months. So I and my friends may go to the mountains and cry because I will never have a man." 38 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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Genesis 28:20, Numbers 30:2-16, 1 Samuel 1:11, Ecclesiastes 5:1, Ecclesiastes 5:2, Ecclesiastes 5:4, Ecclesiastes 5:5

Reciprocal: Leviticus 27:2 - When Leviticus 27:28 - no devoted Numbers 21:2 - vowed Numbers 21:34 - for I have Deuteronomy 23:23 - That which Judges 21:1 - There 1 Samuel 14:24 - Cursed Matthew 14:9 - the oath's

Cross-References

Genesis 11:1
Now the whole earth used the same language and the same words.
Genesis 11:2
And as men traveled in the east, they found a valley in the land of Shinar and made their home there.
Genesis 11:3
They said to one another, "Come, let us make blocks and burn them until they are hard." They used blocks for stone, and tar to hold them together.
Genesis 11:11
Shem lived 500 years after the birth of Arpachshad. He had other sons and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
When Arpachshad had lived thirty-five years, he became the father of Shelah.
Genesis 25:21
Isaac prayed to the Lord for his wife, because she could not give birth and the Lord answered him. Rebekah was able to give birth.
Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Leah was not loved, He made her able to give birth. But Rachel could not give birth.
Judges 13:2
There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites. His name was Manoah. His wife was not able to have children.
1 Samuel 1:2
He had two wives. The name of one was Hannah. The name of the other was Peninnah. Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
Psalms 113:9
He gives a home to the woman who could not give birth and makes her the mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord,.... Before he set out for the land of the children of Ammon, and to fight with them; hoping that such a religious disposition of mind would be regarded by the Lord, and be acceptable to him, and he should be blessed with success in his enterprise:

and said, if thou shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands; though he was assured of the justness of his cause, and of his call to engage in it, he seems to have some little diffidence in his mind about the success of it; at least, was not fully certain of it.


 
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