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Brenton's Septuagint

Judges 11:30

And Jephthae vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children 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,
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 Life Bible
Jephthah made a promise to the Lord and said, "You give the people of Ammon into my hand.
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 And the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthae, and he passed over Galaad, and Manasse, and passed by the watch-tower of Galaad to the other side of the children of Ammon. 30 And Jephthae vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, 31 then it shall come to pass that whosoever shall first come out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, he shall be the Lord’s: I will offer him up for a whole-burnt-offering. 32 And Jephthae advanced to meet the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hand. 33 And he smote them from Aroer till one comes to Arnon, in number twenty cities, and as far as Ebelcharmim, with a very great destruction: and the children of Ammon were straitened before the children of Israel. 34 And Jephthae came to Massepha to his house; and behold, his daughter came forth to meet him with timbrels and dances; and she was his only child, he had not another son or daughter. 35 And it came to pass when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Ah, ah, my daughter, thou hast indeed troubled me, and thou wast the cause of my trouble; and I have opened my mouth against thee to the Lord, and I shall not be able to return from it. 36 And she said to him, Father, hast thou opened thy mouth to the Lord? Do to me accordingly as the word went out of thy mouth, in that the Lord has wrought vengeance for thee on thine enemies of the children of Ammon. 37 And she said to her father, Let my father now do this thing: let me alone for two months, and I will go up and down on the mountains, and I will bewail my virginity, I and my companions. 38 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.

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
And all the earth was one lip, and there was one language to all.
Genesis 11:2
And it came to pass as they moved from the east, they found a plain in the land of Senaar, and they dwelt there.
Genesis 11:3
And a man said to his neighbour, Come, let us make bricks and bake them with fire. And the brick was to them for stone, and their mortar was bitumen.
Genesis 11:11
And Sem lived, after he had begotten Arphaxad, five hundred years, and begot sons and daughters, and died.
Genesis 11:12
And Arphaxad lived a hundred and thirty-five years, and begot Cainan.
Genesis 25:21
And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb.
Genesis 29:31
And when the Lord God saw that Lea was hated, he opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.
Judges 13:2
And there was a man of Saraa, of the family of the kindred of Dan, and his name was Manoe, and his wife was barren, and bore not.
1 Samuel 1:2
And he had two wives; the name of the one was Anna, and the name of the second Phennana. And Phennana had children, but Anna had no child.
Psalms 113:9
who settles the barren woman in a house, as a mother rejoicing over children.

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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