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Geneva Bible

Judges 11:32

And so Iphtah went vnto the children of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord deliuered them into his handes.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ammonites;   Jephthah;   Prayer;   Rashness;   Vows;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;   Oaths;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ammonites;   Vow;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ammon;   Jephthah;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Vow;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jephthah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Arnon;   Human Sacrifice;   Judges, Book of;   Minnith;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ammon, Ammonites;   Gilead;   Judges (1);   Levi;   Sacrifice and Offering;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Jephtha;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jephthah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Reign of the Judges;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ammon, Ammonites;   Jephthah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord handed them over to him.
Hebrew Names Version
So Yiftach passed over to the children of `Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
King James Version
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
Lexham English Bible
And Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to make war against them; and Yahweh gave them into his hand.
English Standard Version
So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the Lord gave them into his hand.
New Century Version
Then Jephthah went over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to him.
New English Translation
Jephthah approached the Ammonites to fight with them, and the Lord handed them over to him.
Amplified Bible
Then Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight with them; and the LORD gave them into his hand.
New American Standard Bible
So Jephthah crossed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD handed them over to him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Daarop het Jefta deurgetrek na die kinders van Ammon om teen hulle te veg, en die HERE het hulle in sy hand gegee.
Contemporary English Version
From Mizpah, Jephthah attacked the Ammonites, and the Lord helped him defeat them.
Complete Jewish Bible
So Yiftach crossed over to fight the people of ‘Amon, and Adonai handed them over to him.
Darby Translation
And Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah gave them into his hand.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Jephthah went to the land of the Ammonites. He fought the Ammonites, and the Lord helped him defeat them.
George Lamsa Translation
So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
Good News Translation
So Jephthah crossed the river to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave him victory.
Literal Translation
And Jephthah passed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them. And Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
So Iephthae wente vpon the children of Ammon, to fighte against them. And ye LORDE gaue them in to his hande,
American Standard Version
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah delivered them into his hand.
Bible in Basic English
So Jephthah went over to the children of Ammon to make war on them; and the Lord gave them into his hands.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And so Iephthah went vnto the children of Ammon to fight agaynst them, and the Lorde deliuered them into his handes.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
King James Version (1611)
So Iephthah passed ouer vnto the children of Ammon to fight against them, and the Lord deliuered them into his hands.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Jephthae advanced to meet the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the Lord delivered them into his hand.
English Revised Version
So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hand.
Berean Standard Bible
So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Jepte yede to the sones of Amon, to fiyte ayens hem, whiche the Lord bitook in to hise hondis;
Young's Literal Translation
And Jephthah passeth over unto the Bene-Ammon to fight against them, and Jehovah giveth them into his hand,
Update Bible Version
So Jephthah passed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
World English Bible
So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.
New King James Version
So Jephthah advanced toward the people of Ammon to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hands.
New Living Translation
So Jephthah led his army against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave him victory.
New Life Bible
Then Jephthah crossed over to fight against the people of Ammon. And the Lord gave them into his hand.
New Revised Standard
So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them; and the Lord gave them into his hand.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So then Jephthah passed over unto the sons of Ammon, to fight against them, - and Yahweh delivered them into his hand;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Jephte passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them: and the Lord delivered them into his hands.
Revised Standard Version
So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his hand.
THE MESSAGE
Then Jephthah was off to fight the Ammonites. And God gave them to him. He beat them soundly, all the way from Aroer to the area around Minnith as far as Abel Keramim—twenty cities! A massacre! Ammonites brought to their knees by the People of Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Jephthah crossed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his 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

the Lord: Judges 1:4, Judges 2:18, Judges 3:10

Gill's Notes on the Bible

So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon, to fight against them,.... As in Judges 11:29, after he had made the above vow:

and the Lord delivered them into his hands; when both armies met and engaged, victory was on the side of Jephthah; the Lord being with him, and giving him success, to where all is justly ascribed.


 
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