Judges 11:35-37
International Standard Version
35 When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and cried out, “Oh no! My daughter! You have terribly burdened me! You’ve joined those who are causing me trouble, because I’ve given my word[a] to the Lord, and I cannot go back on it.[b]
36 She told him, “My father, you have given your word[c] to the Lord. Do to me according to what has come out of your own mouth, considering that the Lord has paid back your enemies, the Ammonites.” 37 Then she continued talking with her father, “Do this for me: leave me alone by myself for two months. I’ll go up to the mountains and cry there because I’ll never marry.[d] My friends and I will go.”[e]
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- Judges 11:35 Lit. I’ve opened my mouth
- Judges 11:35 The Heb. lacks on it
- Judges 11:36 Lit. You’ve opened your mouth
- Judges 11:37 Lit. there on behalf of my virginity; i.e. terminating the genealogy of Jephthah
- Judges 11:37 The Heb. lacks will go
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