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NASB | Judges 11:31 then it shall be that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, it shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 11:31 then whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites, it shall be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering." |
Bible Question: In Judges 11:29-40, did Jephthah really offer his daughter to the Lord as a sacrifice? |
Bible Answer: Good Morning, Nolan! Judges 11:30 "*made a vow.* A common practice among the Israelites. The precise nature of this vow has been the subject of wide speculation, but v. 31 indicates the promise of a burnt offering and leads to the conclusion that Jephthah probably offered his daughter as a human sacrifice (v. 39)" (Zondervan NASB Study Bible, Zondervan, 1999). Your brother in the Lord, JVH0212 |