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NASB | Judges 11:39 At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her according to the vow which he had made; and she had no relations with a man. Thus it became a custom in Israel, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 11:39 At the end of two months she returned to her father, who did to her as he had vowed; and she had no relations with a man. It became a custom in Israel, |
Bible Question:
Concerning Judges 11, the passages in verses 31-34, where Jephthah makes a vow to the Lord that "whatever comes out of his house to meet him when he returns in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering." Then his only child and daughter comes out dancing and playing the tambourine rejoicing in his victory. What actually was the sacrifice? Was it the daughter's praises? or her life? This is puzzling me. |
Bible Answer: Jdg 11:36 And she said to him, "My father, you have opened your mouth to the LORD; do to me according to what has gone out of your mouth, now that the LORD has avenged you on your enemies, on the Ammonites." Jdg 11:37 So she said to her father, "Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go up and down on the mountains and weep for my virginity, I and my companions." Jdg 11:38 So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains. Jdg 11:39 And at the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow that he had made. She had never known a man, and it became a custom in Israel Jdg 11:40 that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year. The sacrifice was her life. The vow was rash, on Jephthah's part, although I have always wondered what he thought (or hoped?) would come out of his house on his return. Was it a rash vow, or one which he intended to use to justify some evil intent for someone else (apparently, he did not expect his daughter to be first out of the house). |