Translations
Modern
“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”
Traditional
And she said unto him, My father, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken vengeance for thee of thine enemies, even of the children of Ammon.
Literal
And she said to him, “My father, if you have given your word to YHWH, do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, after that YHWH has done for you vengeance on your enemies, the sons of Ammon.”
Latin
Cui illa respondit: Pater mi, si aperuisti os tuum ad Dominum, fac mihi quodcumque pollicitus es, concessa tibi ultione atque victoria de hostibus tuis.
Original
Hebrew
English
“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”
Notes
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Places
Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel
Glossary
Family Life and Relations Gilead (Place) Jephthah Judges, Book of Mizpah Palestine
Topics
Children: Jephthah's Daughter Consecration: Jephthah, of his Daughter God: Preserver: Under Jephthah Good Children: Jephthah's Daughter Jephthah: His Rash Vow Concerning Bis Daughter Oaths: Rash: Jephthah Rashness: Jephthah's Vow Religious Zeal: Jephthah Vows: Rash by Jephthah