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Judges 11:30–31

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30And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, “If indeed you will give the Ammonitese into my hand, 31whateverf comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return safely from the Ammonitesg will be Yahweh’s, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”

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Footnotes

  1. eLiterally “sons/children of Ammon”
  2. fOr “whoever”
  3. gLiterally “sons/children of Ammon”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If you will give the Ammonites into my hand, then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands, whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in triumph from the Ammonites will be the Lord’s, and I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If you in fact hand over the Ammonites to me, whoever comes out the doors of my house to greet me when I return safely from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer that person as a burnt offering.”

NLTNew Living Translation

And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord. He said, “If you give me victory over the Ammonites, I will give to the Lord whatever comes out of my house to meet me when I return in triumph. I will sacrifice it as a burnt offering.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands, Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.