Judges 11:34-40

Bible Text

[34] Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. [35] It happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can't go back. [36] She said to him, My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon. [37] She said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down on the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions. [38] He said, Go. He sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains. [39] It happened at the end of two months, that she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she was a virgin. It was a custom in Israel, [40] that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Places in this passage

Judges 11:34-40 mentions Ammon, Arnon, Aroer, Edom, Egypt, Gilead, Jabbok, Jordan, Kadesh-barnea, Minnith, Moab, Red Sea and Tob.

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