Richter 11:36

Lutherbibel

Sie aber sprach: Mein Vater, hast du deinen Mund aufgetan gegen den HERRN, so tue mir, wie es aus deinem Mund gegangen ist, nachdem der HERR dich gerächt hat an deinen Feinden, den Kindern Ammon.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Sie aber sprach zu ihm: Mein Vater, hast du deinen Mund dem Herrn gegenüber aufgetan, so tue an mir, wie es aus deinem Munde gegangen ist, nachdem der Herr dich an deinen Feinden, den Kindern Ammon, gerächt hat!

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Und sie sprach zu ihm: Mein Vater, hast du deinen Mund gegen Jehova aufgetan, so tue mir, wie es aus deinem Munde hervorgegangen ist, nachdem Jehova dir Rache verschafft hat an deinen Feinden, den Kindern Ammon.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

forasmuch: Judges 16:28-30, 2 Samuel 18:19, 2 Samuel 18:31, 2 Samuel 19:30, Acts 20:24, Acts 21:13, Romans 16:4, Philippians 2:30

Reciprocal: Numbers 30:2 - vow a vow Psalms 66:14 - uttered Jeremiah 44:17 - whatsoever

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And she said unto him, my father, [if] thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord,.... The conditional word "if" may be left out, as it is not in the original text; for her father had told her that he had opened his mouth, or made a vow to the Lord, and had no doubt explained it to her what it was, though it is not expressed; she knew it respected her, as it had issued, and was concerning her, as appears by her later request:

do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; which is a remarkable instance of filial subjection and obedience to a parent, and which perhaps was strengthened by a like mistaken notion as that of her father concerning the vow, that it could not be dispensed with; and therefore was moved under a sense of religion, as well as filial duty, to express herself in this manner, as well as by what follows:

forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon: such was her public spirit, and the grateful sense she had of the divine goodness, in giving victory over Israel's enemies, and delivering them from them, with vengeance on them, she cared not what was done to her; yea, desired that what was vowed might be performed.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The touching submission of Jephthah’s daughter to an inevitable fate shows how deeply-rooted at that time was the pagan notion of the propriety of human sacrifice.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Judges 11:36. And she said unto him — What a pattern of filial piety and obedience! She was at once obedient, pious, and patriotic. A woman to have no offspring was considered to be in a state of the utmost degradation among the Hebrews; but she is regardless of all this, seeing her father is in safety, and her country delivered.