Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “You may go,” he said. And he let her go for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never marry. New Living Translation “You may go,” Jephthah said. And he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children. English Standard Version So he said, “Go.” Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. Berean Standard Bible “Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains. King James Bible And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. New King James Version So he said, “Go.” And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains. New American Standard Bible Then he said, “Go.” So he let her go for two months; and she left with her friends, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity. NASB 1995 Then 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. NASB 1977 Then 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. Legacy Standard Bible Then he said, “Go.” So he sent her away for two months; and she went with her companions and wept on the mountains because of her virginity. Amplified Bible And he said, “Go.” So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept over her virginity on the mountains. Christian Standard Bible “Go,” he said. And he sent her away two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity as she wandered through the mountains. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go,” he said. And he sent her away two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity as she wandered through the mountains. American Standard Version And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to her: “Go.” And he sent her two months and she went, she and her friends, and she wept about her virginity on the mountains Brenton Septuagint Translation 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. Contemporary English Version "Yes, you may have two months," Jephthah said. She and some other girls left, and for two months they wandered in the hill country, crying because she could never get married and have children. Douay-Rheims Bible And he answered her: Go. And he sent her away for two months. And when she was gone with her comrades and companions, she mourned her virginity in the mountains. English Revised Version And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Go!" he said, and he sent her off for two months. She and her friends went to the mountains, and she cried about never being able to get married. Good News Translation He told her to go and sent her away for two months. She and her friends went up into the mountains and grieved because she was going to die unmarried and childless. International Standard Version So he said, "Go!" He sent her away for two months. She left with her friends and cried there on the mountains because she would never marry. JPS Tanakh 1917 And he said: 'Go.' And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. Literal Standard Version And he says, “Go”; and he sends her away [for] two months, and she goes, she and her friends, and she weeps for her virginity on the hills; Majority Standard Bible “Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains. New American Bible “Go,” he replied, and sent her away for two months. So she departed with her companions and wept for her virginity in the mountains. NET Bible He said, "You may go." He permitted her to leave for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills. New Revised Standard Version “Go,” he said and sent her away for two months. So she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains. New Heart English Bible He said, "Go." He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and wept because of her virginity on the mountains. Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. World English Bible He said, “Go.” He sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains. Young's Literal Translation And he saith, 'Go;' and he sendeth her away two months, and she goeth, she and her friends, and she weepeth for her virginity on the hills; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jephthah's Tragic Vow…37She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.” 38“Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains. 39After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel… Cross References Judges 11:37 She also said to her father, "Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity." Judges 11:39 After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel Treasury of Scripture And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains. Jump to Previous Bewailed Companions Departed Hills Months Mountains Mourned Sad Virginity Weepeth Weeping WeptJump to Next Bewailed Companions Departed Hills Months Mountains Mourned Sad Virginity Weepeth Weeping WeptJudges 11 1. The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should lead12. The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain 29. Jephthah's vow 32. His conquest of the Ammonites 34. He performs his vow on his daughter. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew “Go,”לֵ֔כִי (lê·ḵî) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk he said. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say And he sent her away וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out for two שְׁנֵ֣י (šə·nê) Number - mdc Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) months. חֳדָשִׁ֑ים (ḥo·ḏā·šîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month So she הִיא֙ (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are left וַתֵּ֤לֶךְ (wat·tê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with her friends וְרֵ֣עוֹתֶ֔יהָ (wə·rê·‘ō·w·ṯe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7464: Companion, attendant and mourned וַתֵּ֥בְךְּ (wat·tê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan her virginity בְּתוּלֶ֖יהָ (bə·ṯū·le·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 1331: Virginity, the tokens of it upon עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the mountains. הֶהָרִֽים׃ (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country Links Judges 11:38 NIVJudges 11:38 NLT Judges 11:38 ESV Judges 11:38 NASB Judges 11:38 KJV Judges 11:38 BibleApps.com Judges 11:38 Biblia Paralela Judges 11:38 Chinese Bible Judges 11:38 French Bible Judges 11:38 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 11:38 He said Go (Jd Judg. 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