Translations
Modern
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
Traditional
And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
Literal
And it was at the end of two months that she returned to her father, and he carried out with her his vow that he had vowed. And she knew not a man. And it became a custom in Israel
Latin
Expletisque duobus mensibus, reversa est ad patrem suum, et fecit ei sicut voverat, quæ ignorabat virum. Exinde mos increbruit in Israël, et consuetudo servata est,
Original
Hebrew
English
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
Notes
Jephthah fulfilled his vow by sacrificing his daughter. There is no proof he only kept her celibate (compare Judges 11:37). Jephthah’s foolishness shows how much Israel's society had fallen into lawlessness and turning away from their faith.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
People
Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes
Glossary
Family Life and Relations Gilead (Place) Jephthah Judges, Book of Mizpah Palestine
Topics
Consecration: Jephthah, of his Daughter God: Preserver: Under Jephthah Jephthah: His Rash Vow Concerning Bis Daughter Rashness: Jephthah's Vow Religious Zeal: Jephthah Virgin: Virginity of, Bewailed Vows: Rash by Jephthah