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NASB | Judges 11:36 So she said to him, "My father, you have given your word to the LORD; do to me as you have said, since the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the sons of Ammon." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 11:36 And she said to him, "My father, you have made a vow to the LORD; do to me as you have vowed, since the LORD has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, the Ammonites." |
Subject: why did GOD allow Jephthah killed |
Bible Note: Hi Edwin, An interesting footnote to this story is that if Jephthah had actually brought his daughter to the priests, or discussed this with anyone, they could have shown him the passage in Leviticus 26 that sets the redemption amount for a daughter offered in a hasty vow. He would have then simply paid the redemption, and the two of them would have gone home with a big sigh of relief. As the Scriptures say that Jephthah did what he had vowed, and she had no relations with a man, this may well indicate that he did in fact pay her redemption, and then consecrated her to the service of the LORD. I do not think this is by any means certain that this girl was actually murdered by her father and offered on an altar to the LORD, especially when provision was made in the Law for this very circumstance. God bless you, brother! Love in Christ, Mark |