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Judges 11:30

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

KJV

votum vovit Domino, dicens : Si tradideris filios Ammon in manus meas,

Vulgate

καὶ ηὔξατο Ἰεφθάε εὐχὴν τῷ Κυρίῳ καὶ εἶπεν Ἐὰν διδοὺς δῷς τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἁμμὼν ἐν τῇ χειρί μου,

LXX

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,

ASV

וַ/יִּדַּ֨ר יִפְתָּ֥ח נֶ֛דֶר לַ/יהוָ֖ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר אִם נָת֥וֹן תִּתֵּ֛ן אֶת בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן בְּ/יָדִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

11 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
י
y
noun · 59×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִפְתָּח֙
yptch
proper_noun · 30×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ם
m
verb · 1995×
עַמּ֔וֹן
'mvn
proper_noun · 105×
תִּדֹּ֨ר
tdr
verb · 31×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Joshua's conquest of Canaan (the crossing of the Jordan, fall of Jericho, the allotment of the land) and the period of the Judges (Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson). Josephus follows the biblical narrative closely while harmonizing chronological difficulties.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 1:11 — And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man ch
  • 1Sam 1:11 — And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man ch
  • Deut 23:23 — That which is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform; even a freewill offering, according as thou hast vowed unto the LORD thy God, which thou hast promised with thy mouth.
  • Eccl 5:1 — Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
  • Eccl 5:2 — Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
  • Eccl 5:4 — When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
  • Gen 28:20 — And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
  • Lev 27:2 — Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons shall be for the LORD by thy estimation.
  • Num 21:2 — And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
  • Num 30:2 — If a man vow a vow unto the LORD, or swear an oath to bind his soul with a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceedeth out of his mouth.