Context 32So Jephthah crossed over to the sons of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD gave them into his hand. 33He struck them with a very great slaughter from Aroer to the entrance of Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel. 34When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. Now she was his one and only child; besides her he had no son or daughter. 35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble me; for I have given my word to the LORD, and I cannot take it back. 36So she said to him, My father, you have given your word to the LORD; do to me as you have said, since the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the sons of Ammon. 37She said to her father, Let this thing be done for me; let me alone two months, that I may go to the mountains and weep because of my virginity, I and my companions. 38Then he said, Go. So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity. 39At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her according to the vow which he had made; and she had no relations with a man. Thus it became a custom in Israel, 40that the daughters of Israel went yearly to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionSo Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah 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. Darby Bible Translation So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them; and the LORD gave 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. 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. Young's Literal Translation And Jephthah passeth over unto the Bene-Ammon to fight against them, and Jehovah giveth them into his hand, Library Whether a Vow Should Always be About a Better Good?Objection 1: It would seem that a vow need not be always about a better good. A greater good is one that pertains to supererogation. But vows are not only about matters of supererogation, but also about matters of salvation: thus in Baptism men vow to renounce the devil and his pomps, and to keep the faith, as a gloss observes on Ps. 75:12, "Vow ye, and pay to the Lord your God"; and Jacob vowed (Gn. 28:21) that the Lord should be his God. Now this above all is necessary for salvation. Therefore … Saint Thomas Aquinas—Summa Theologica Of Vows. The Miserable Entanglements Caused by Vowing Rashly. A Cloud of Witnesses. Jesus Works his First Miracle at Cana in Galilee. Importance in Luke's History of the Story of the Birth of Christ Judges Links Judges 11:32 NIV • Judges 11:32 NLT • Judges 11:32 ESV • Judges 11:32 NASB • Judges 11:32 KJV • Judges 11:32 Bible Apps • Judges 11:32 Parallel • Bible Hub |