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Judges 11:28-30
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28 But the Ammonite king disregarded[a] the message sent by Jephthah.[b]

A Foolish Vow Spells Death for a Daughter

29 The Lord’s Spirit empowered[c] Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went[d] to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites.[e] 30 Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 11:28 tn Heb “did not listen to.”
  2. Judges 11:28 tn Heb “Jephthah’s words which he sent to him.”
  3. Judges 11:29 tn Heb “was on.”
  4. Judges 11:29 tn Heb “passed through.”
  5. Judges 11:29 tn Heb “From Mizpah in Gilead he passed through [to] the Ammonites.”
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