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Judges 11:30

And Iphtah vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde, and said, If thou shalt deliuer the children of Ammon into mine handes,

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,
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 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 Then the Spirite of the Lorde came vpon Iphtah, and he passed ouer to Gilead and to Manasseh, and came to Mizpeh in Gilead, and from Mizpeh in Gilead he went vnto the children of Ammon. 30 And Iphtah vowed a vowe vnto the Lorde, and said, If thou shalt deliuer the children of Ammon into mine handes, 31 Then that thing that commeth out of the doores of mine house to meete me, when I come home in peace from the children of Ammon, shall be the Lordes, and I will offer it for a burnt offering. 32 And so Iphtah went vnto the children of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord deliuered them into his handes. 33 And he smote them from Aroer euen till thou come to Minnith, twentie cities, and so foorth to Abel of the vineyardes, with an exceeding great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were humbled before the children of Israel. 34 Nowe when Iphtah came to Mizpeh vnto his house, beholde, his daughter came out to meete him with timbrels and daunces, which was his onely childe: he had none other sonne, nor daughter. 35 And when hee sawe her, hee rent his clothes, and saide, Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, and art of them that trouble me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lord, and can not goe backe. 36 And she said vnto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth vnto the Lorde, doe with me as thou hast promised, seeing that the Lorde hath auenged thee of thine enemies the children of Ammon. 37 Also she saide vnto her father, Doe thus much for me: suffer me two moneths, that I may goe to the mountaines, and bewaile my virginitie, I and my fellowes. 38 And he sayde, Goe: and he sent her away two moneths: so she went with her companions, and lamented her virginitie vpon the moutaines.

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
Then the whole earth was of one language and one speache.
Genesis 11:2
And as they went from the East, they found a plaine in the land of Shinar, and there they abode.
Genesis 11:3
And they said one to another, Come, let vs make bricke, and burne it in the fire. So they had bricke for stone, and slyme had they in steade of morter.
Genesis 11:11
And Shem liued, after he begate Arpachshad, fiue hundreth yeeres, and begate sonnes and daughters.
Genesis 11:12
Also Arpachshad liued fiue and thirtie yeeres, and begate Shelah.
Genesis 25:21
And Izhak prayed vuto the Lorde for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceiued,
Genesis 29:31
When the Lord saw that Leah was despised, he made her fruitful: but Rahel was barren.
Judges 13:2
Then there was a man in Zorah of the familie of the Danites, named Manoah, whose wife was baren, and bare not.
1 Samuel 1:2
And he had two wiues: the name of one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.
Psalms 113:9
He maketh the barren woman to dwell with a familie, and a ioyfull mother of children. Prayse ye 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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