Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands, Genesis 28:20 And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way, by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, Numbers 30:2 If any man make a vow to the Lord, or bind himself by an oath: he shall not make his word void but shall fulfil all that he promised. 1 Samuel 1:11 And she made a vow, saying: O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt look down, and wilt be mindful of me, and not forget thy handmaid, and wilt give to thy servant a manchild: I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall come upon his head. Ecclesiastes 5:1,2,4,5 Keep thy foot, when thou goest into the house of God, and draw nigh to hear. For much better is obedience, than the victims of fools, who know not what evil they do. . . . Context Jephthah's Tragic Vow29Therefore the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephte, and going round Galaad, and Manasses, and Maspha of Galaad, and passing over from thence to the children of Ammon, 30He made a vow to the Lord, saying: If thou wilt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,31Whosoever shall first come forth out of the doors of my house, and shall meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, the same will I offer a holocaust to the Lord.… Cross References Genesis 28:20 And he made a vow, saying: If God shall be with me, and shall keep me in the way, by which I walk, and shall give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, Numbers 21:2 But Israel binding himself by vow to the Lord, said: If thou wilt deliver thus people into my hand, I will utterly destroy their cities. Judges 11:29 Therefore the spirit of the Lord came upon Jephte, and going round Galaad, and Manasses, and Maspha of Galaad, and passing over from thence to the children of Ammon, Judges 11:31 Whosoever shall first come forth out of the doors of my house, and shall meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, the same will I offer a holocaust to the Lord. Lexicon Jephthahיִפְתָּ֥ח (yip̄·tāḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3316: Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah made וַיִּדַּ֨ר (way·yid·dar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5087: To promise this vow נֶ֛דֶר (ne·ḏer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5088: A promise, a thing promised to the LORD: לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel “If אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not indeed נָת֥וֹן (nā·ṯō·wn) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set You will deliver תִּתֵּ֛ן (tit·tên) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set the Ammonites בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son into my hands, בְּיָדִֽי׃ (bə·yā·ḏî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand Additional Translations Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hands,And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If you shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands, And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, And Jephthae vowed a vow to the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt without fail give the children of Ammon into my hand, And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into mine hand, And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands, Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, And Jephthah voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, 'If Thou dost at all give the Bene-Ammon into my hand -- Jump to Previous Ammon Ammonites Bene-Ammon Children Deliver Hand Hands Indeed Jephthah Oath Vow Vowed Voweth WiltJump to Next Ammon Ammonites Bene-Ammon Children Deliver Hand Hands Indeed Jephthah Oath Vow Vowed Voweth WiltExternal Links Judges 11:30 NIVJudges 11:30 NLT Judges 11:30 ESV Judges 11:30 NASB Judges 11:30 ASV Judges 11:30 Bible Apps Judges 11:30 Biblia Paralela Judges 11:30 Chinese Bible Judges 11:30 French Bible Judges 11:30 German Bible Alphabetical: a Ammon Ammonites And give hand hands If indeed into Jephthah LORD made my of said sons the to vow will you OT History: Judges 11:30 Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh (Jd Judg. Jdg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |