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27 I have not sinned against you; but you are the one who is doing wrong by making war against me. Let Yahweh judge[a] today between the Israelites[b] and the Ammonites.”[c] 28 But the king of the Ammonites[d] did not listen to the message that Jephthah sent to him.

Jephthah Makes a Vow

29 And the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh. He passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed through to the Ammonites.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 11:27 Literally “Let Yahweh the judge, judge”
  2. Judges 11:27 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  3. Judges 11:27 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
  4. Judges 11:28 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”
  5. Judges 11:29 Literally “sons/children of Ammon”