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World English Bible

Judges 11 (WEBP)

[1] Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
[2] Gilead’s wife bore him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You will not inherit in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”
[3] Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Outlaws joined up with Jephthah, and they went out with him.
[4] After a while, the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
[5] When the children of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah out of the land of Tob.
[6] They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our chief, that we may fight with the children of Ammon.”
[7] Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t you hate me, and drive me out of my father’s house? Why have you come to me now when you are in distress?”
[8] The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Therefore we have turned again to you now, that you may go with us and fight with the children of Ammon. You will be our head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.”
[9] Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If you bring me home again to fight with the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivers them before me, will I be your head?”
[10] The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Yahweh will be witness between us. Surely we will do what you say.”
[11] Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and chief over them. Jephthah spoke all his words before Yahweh in Mizpah.
[12] Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, “What do you have to do with me, that you have come to me to fight against my land?”
[13] The king of the children of Ammon answered the messengers of Jephthah, “Because Israel took away my land when he came up out of Egypt, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and to the Jordan. Now therefore restore that territory again peaceably.”
[14] Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the children of Ammon;
[15] and he said to him, “Jephthah says: Israel didn’t take away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon;
[16] but when they came up from Egypt, and Israel went through the wilderness to the Red Sea, and came to Kadesh,
[17] then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let me pass through your land;’ but the king of Edom didn’t listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab, but he refused; so Israel stayed in Kadesh.
[18] Then they went through the wilderness, and went around the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and they encamped on the other side of the Arnon; but they didn’t come within the border of Moab, for the Arnon was the border of Moab.
[19] Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said to him, ‘Please let us pass through your land to my place.’
[20] But Sihon didn’t trust Israel to pass through his border; but Sihon gathered all his people together, and encamped in Jahaz, and fought against Israel.
[21] Yahweh, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they struck them. So Israel possessed all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants of that country.
[22] They possessed all the border of the Amorites, from the Arnon even to the Jabbok, and from the wilderness even to the Jordan.
[23] So now Yahweh, the God of Israel, has dispossessed the Amorites from before his people Israel, and should you possess them?
[24] Won’t you possess that which Chemosh your god gives you to possess? So whoever Yahweh our God has dispossessed from before us, them will we possess.
[25] Now are you anything better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel, or did he ever fight against them?
[26] Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and in Aroer and its towns, and in all the cities that are along the side of the Arnon for three hundred years! Why didn’t you recover them within that time?
[27] Therefore I have not sinned against you, but you do me wrong to war against me. May Yahweh the Judge be judge today between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.”
[28] However, the king of the children of Ammon didn’t listen to the words of Jephthah which he sent him.
[29] Then Yahweh’s Spirit came on Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed over to the children of Ammon.
[30] Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, “If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,
[31] then it shall be, that whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be Yahweh’s, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.”
[32] So Jephthah passed over to the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Yahweh delivered them into his hand.
[33] He struck them from Aroer until you come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and to Abelcheramim, with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.
[34] Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter.
[35] When he saw her, 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] Then she said to her father, “Let this thing be done for me. Leave 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] At the end of two months, she returned to her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed. She was a virgin. It became 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.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 11 (KJVS)

[1] Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: () and Gilead begat () Jephthah.
[2] And Gilead’s wife bare () him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, () and they thrust out () Jephthah, and said () unto him, Thou shalt not inherit () in our father’s house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.
[3] Then Jephthah fled () from his brethren, and dwelt () in the land of Tob: and there were gathered () vain men to Jephthah, and went out () with him.
[4] And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war () against Israel.
[5] And it was so, that when the children of Ammon made war () against Israel, the elders of Gilead went () to fetch () Jephthah out of the land of Tob:
[6] and they said () unto Jephthah, Come, () and be our captain, that we may fight () with the children of Ammon.
[7] And Jephthah said () unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate () me, and expel () me out of my father’s house? and why are ye come () unto me now when ye are in distress? ()
[8] And the elders of Gilead said () unto Jephthah, Therefore we turn again () to thee now, that thou mayest go () with us, and fight () against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitants () of Gilead.
[9] And Jephthah said () unto the elders of Gilead, If ye bring me home again () to fight () against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver () them before me, shall I be your head?
[10] And the elders of Gilead said () unto Jephthah, The Lord be witness () between us, if we do () not so according to thy words.
[11] Then Jephthah went () with the elders of Gilead, and the people made () him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered () all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh.
[12] And Jephthah sent () messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, () What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come () against me to fight () in my land?
[13] And the king of the children of Ammon answered () unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away () my land, when they came up () out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan: now therefore restore those lands again () peaceably.
[14] And Jephthah sent () messengers again () unto the king of the children of Ammon:
[15] and said () unto him, Thus saith () Jephthah, Israel took not away () the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon:
[16] but when Israel came up () from Egypt, and walked () through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came () to Kadesh;
[17] then Israel sent () messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, () Let me, I pray thee, pass through () thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken () thereto. And in like manner they sent () unto the king of Moab: but he would () not consent: and Israel abode () in Kadesh.
[18] Then they went along () through the wilderness, and compassed () the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came () by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched () on the other side of Arnon, but came () not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.
[19] And Israel sent () messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon; and Israel said () unto him, Let us pass, () we pray thee, through thy land into my place.
[20] But Sihon trusted () not Israel to pass () through his coast: but Sihon gathered all his people together, () and pitched () in Jahaz, and fought () against Israel.
[21] And the Lord God of Israel delivered () Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote () them: so Israel possessed () all the land of the Amorites, the inhabitants () of that country.
[22] And they possessed () all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and from the wilderness even unto Jordan.
[23] So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed () the Amorites from before his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess () it?
[24] Wilt not thou possess () that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? () So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out () from before us, them will we possess. ()
[25] And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? did he ever () strive () against Israel, or did he ever () fight () against them,
[26] while Israel dwelt () in Heshbon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundred years? why therefore did ye not recover () them within that time?
[27] Wherefore I have not sinned () against thee, but thou doest () me wrong to war () against me: the Lord the Judge () be judge () this day between the children of Israel and the children of Ammon.
[28] Howbeit the king of the children of Ammon hearkened () not unto the words of Jephthah which he sent () him.
[29] Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over () Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over () Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over () unto the children of Ammon.
[30] And Jephthah vowed () a vow unto the Lord, and said, () If thou shalt without fail () deliver () the children of Ammon into mine hands,
[31] 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.
[32] So Jephthah passed over () unto the children of Ammon to fight () against them; and the Lord delivered () them into his hands.
[33] And he smote () them from Aroer, even till thou come () to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, () with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were subdued () before the children of Israel.
[34] And Jephthah came () to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out () to meet () him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.
[35] And it came to pass, when he saw () her, that he rent () his clothes, and said, () Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very () low, () and thou art one of them that trouble () me: for I have opened () my mouth unto the Lord, and I cannot () go back. ()
[36] And she said () unto him, My father, if thou hast opened () thy mouth unto the Lord, do () to me according to that which hath proceeded () out of thy mouth; forasmuch as the Lord hath taken () vengeance for thee of thine enemies, () even of the children of Ammon.
[37] And she said () unto her father, Let this thing be done () for me: let me alone () two months, that I may go up () and down () upon the mountains, and bewail () my virginity, I and my fellows. ()
[38] And he said, () Go. () And he sent her away () for two months: and she went () with her companions, and bewailed () her virginity upon the mountains.
[39] And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned () unto her father, who did () with her according to his vow which he had vowed: () and she knew () no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
[40] that the daughters of Israel went () yearly to lament () the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Judges 11:1 Heb. a woman, an harlot
Judges 11:3 Heb. from the face
Judges 11:10 Heb. be hearer between us
Judges 11:31a Heb. that which cometh forth shall come forth
Judges 11:31b Or, I will offer it, etc.
Judges 11:33 Or, Abel
Judges 11:34 Or, he had not of his own either son or daughter. Heb. of himself
Judges 11:37 Heb. go, and go down
Judges 11:39 Or, ordinance
Judges 11:40a Heb. from year to year
Judges 11:40b Or, to talk with

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 11 (BYZ)

[1] και ιεφθαε ο γαλααδιτης δυνατος εν ισχυι και αυτος ην υιος γυναικος πορνης και ετεκεν τω γαλααδ τον ιεφθαε
[2] και ετεκεν η γυνη γαλααδ αυτω υιους και ηδρυνθησαν οι υιοι της γυναικος και εξεβαλον τον ιεφθαε και ειπον αυτω ου κληρονομησεις εν τω οικω του πατρος ημων οτι γυναικος υιος εταιρας ει συ
[3] και απεδρα ιεφθαε εκ προσωπου των αδελφων αυτου και κατωκησεν εν γη τωβ και συνελεγοντο προς τον ιεφθαε ανδρες λιτοι και συνεξεπορευοντο μετ αυτου
[4] και εγενετο μεθ ημερας και επολεμησαν οι υιοι αμμων μετα ισραηλ
[5] και εγενηθη ηνικα επολεμουν οι υιοι αμμων μετα ισραηλ και επορευθησαν οι πρεσβυτεροι γαλααδ παραλαβειν τον ιεφθαε εν γη τωβ
[6] και ειπαν προς ιεφθαε δευρο και εση ημιν εις ηγουμενον και πολεμησωμεν εν τοις υιοις αμμων
[7] και ειπεν ιεφθαε τοις πρεσβυτεροις γαλααδ ουχ υμεις εμισησατε με και εξεβαλετε με εκ του οικου του πατρος μου και εξαπεστειλατε με αφ υμων και τι οτι ηλθατε προς με ηνικα εθλιβητε
[8] και ειπαν οι πρεσβυτεροι γαλααδ προς ιεφθαε ουχ ουτως νυν ηλθομεν προς σε και συμπορευση ημιν και πολεμησομεν εν τοις υιοις αμμων και εση ημιν εις κεφαλην πασιν τοις κατοικουσιν γαλααδ
[9] και ειπεν ιεφθαε προς τους πρεσβυτερους γαλααδ ει επιστρεφετε με υμεις πολεμησαι εν τοις υιοις αμμων και παραδω κυριος αυτους ενωπιον εμου εγω υμιν εσομαι εις κεφαλην
[10] και ειπαν οι πρεσβυτεροι γαλααδ προς ιεφθαε κυριος εσται ο ακουων ανα μεσον ημων ει μη κατα το ρημα σου ουτως ποιησομεν
[11] και επορευθη ιεφθαε μετα των πρεσβυτερων γαλααδ και κατεστησαν αυτον επ αυτων εις κεφαλην εις ηγουμενον και ελαλησεν ιεφθαε παντας τους λογους αυτου ενωπιον κυριου εν μασσηφα
[12] και απεστειλεν ιεφθαε αγγελους προς βασιλεα υιων αμμων λεγων τι εμοι και σοι οτι ηκεις προς με συ πολεμησαι με εν τη γη μου
[13] και ειπεν βασιλευς υιων αμμων προς τους αγγελους ιεφθαε διοτι ελαβεν ισραηλ την γην μου εν τη αναβασει αυτου εξ αιγυπτου απο αρνων εως ιαβοκ και εως του ιορδανου και νυν επιστρεψον αυτας μετ ειρηνης
[14] και απεστρεψαν οι αγγελοι προς ιεφθαε και απεστειλεν ιεφθαε αγγελους προς τον βασιλεα υιων αμμων
[15] λεγων ταδε λεγει ιεφθαε ουκ ελαβεν ισραηλ την γην μωαβ και την γην υιων αμμων
[16] εν τη αναβασει αυτων εξ αιγυπτου αλλ επορευθη ισραηλ εν τη ερημω εως θαλασσης ερυθρας και ηλθεν εως καδης
[17] και εξαπεστειλεν ισραηλ αγγελους προς βασιλεα εδωμ λεγων παρελευσομαι δια της γης σου και ουκ ηκουσεν βασιλευς εδωμ και γε προς βασιλεα μωαβ απεστειλεν και ουκ ηθελησεν και εκαθισεν ισραηλ εν καδης
[18] και διηλθεν εν τη ερημω και εκυκλωσεν την γην εδωμ και την γην μωαβ και παρεγενετο κατ ανατολας ηλιου της γης μωαβ και παρενεβαλον εν τω περαν αρνων και ουκ εισηλθον εις το οριον μωαβ οτι αρνων ην οριον μωαβ
[19] και απεστειλεν ισραηλ αγγελους προς σηων βασιλεα εσεβων τον αμορραιον και ειπεν αυτω ισραηλ παρελευσομαι δια της γης σου εως του τοπου μου
[20] και ουκ ηθελησεν σηων διελθειν τον ισραηλ δια των οριων αυτου και συνηγαγεν σηων παντα τον λαον αυτου και παρενεβαλεν εις ιασσα και επολεμησεν μετα ισραηλ
[21] και παρεδωκεν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ τον σηων και παντα τον λαον αυτου εν χειρι ισραηλ και επαταξεν αυτους και εκληρονομησεν ισραηλ πασαν την γην του αμορραιου του κατοικουντος εν τη γη
[22] και εκληρονομησεν παν το οριον του αμορραιου απο αρνων και εως του ιαβοκ και απο της ερημου και εως του ιορδανου
[23] και νυν κυριος ο θεος ισραηλ εξηρεν τον αμορραιον εκ προσωπου του λαου αυτου ισραηλ και συ κληρονομησεις αυτον επι σου
[24] ουχι οσα κατεκληρονομησεν σοι χαμως ο θεος σου αυτα κληρονομησεις και παντα οσα κατεκληρονομησεν κυριος ο θεος ημων απο προσωπου ημων αυτα κληρονομησομεν
[25] και νυν μη κρεισσων ει συ του βαλακ υιου σεπφωρ βασιλεως μωαβ μη μαχη εμαχεσατο μετα ισραηλ η πολεμων επολεμησεν αυτοις
[26] εν τω οικω ισραηλ εν εσεβων και εν ταις θυγατρασιν αυτης και εν ιαζηρ και εν ταις θυγατρασιν αυτης και εν πασαις ταις πολεσιν ταις παρα τον ιορδανην τριακοσια ετη τι οτι ουκ ερρυσαντο αυτους εν τω καιρω εκεινω
[27] και εγω ουχ ημαρτον σοι και συ ποιεις μετ εμου πονηριαν του πολεμησαι εν εμοι κριναι κυριος ο κρινων σημερον ανα μεσον υιων ισραηλ και ανα μεσον υιων αμμων
[28] και ουκ εισηκουσεν βασιλευς υιων αμμων και ουκ εισηκουσεν των λογων ιεφθαε ων απεστειλεν προς αυτον
[29] και εγενηθη επι ιεφθαε πνευμα κυριου και διεβη την γην γαλααδ και τον μανασση και διεβη την σκοπιαν γαλααδ και απο σκοπιας γαλααδ εις το περαν υιων αμμων
[30] και ηυξατο ιεφθαε ευχην τω κυριω και ειπεν εαν παραδωσει παραδως μοι τους υιους αμμων εν χειρι μου
[31] και εσται ος αν εξελθη εκ των θυρων του οικου μου εις απαντησιν μου εν τω επιστρεψαι με εν ειρηνη απο των υιων αμμων και εσται τω κυριω και ανοισω αυτον ολοκαυτωμα
[32] και διεβη ιεφθαε προς τους υιους αμμων του πολεμησαι προς αυτους και παρεδωκεν αυτους κυριος εν χειρι αυτου
[33] και επαταξεν αυτους απο αροηρ και εως του ελθειν εις σεμωιθ εικοσι πολεις εως αβελ αμπελωνων πληγην μεγαλην σφοδρα και ενετραπησαν οι υιοι αμμων απο προσωπου υιων ισραηλ
[34] και ηλθεν ιεφθαε εις μασσηφα εις τον οικον αυτου και ιδου η θυγατηρ αυτου εξεπορευετο εις απαντησιν αυτου εν τυμπανοις και χοροις και αυτη μονογενης αυτω αγαπητη και ουκ εστιν αυτω πλην αυτης υιος η θυγατηρ
[35] και εγενηθη ηνικα ειδεν αυτην και διερρηξεν τα ιματια αυτου και ειπεν οιμμοι θυγατερ μου εμπεποδοστατηκας με εις σκωλον εγενου εν οφθαλμοις μου εγω δε ηνοιξα το στομα μου περι σου προς κυριον και ου δυνησομαι αποστρεψαι
[36] και ειπεν προς αυτον πατερ μου ει εν εμοι ηνοιξας το στομα σου προς κυριον ποιει μοι ον τροπον εξηλθεν εκ του στοματος σου ανθ ων εποιησεν σοι κυριος εκδικησεις εκ των εχθρων σου εκ των υιων αμμων
[37] και ειπεν προς τον πατερα αυτης και ποιησον μοι το ρημα τουτο εασον με δυο μηνας και πορευσομαι και καταβησομαι επι τα ορη και κλαυσομαι επι τα παρθενια μου και εγω και αι συνεταιριδες μου
[38] και ειπεν πορευου και εξαπεστειλεν αυτην δυο μηνας και επορευθη αυτη και αι συνεταιριδες αυτης και εκλαυσεν επι τα παρθενια αυτης επι τα ορη
[39] και εγενετο μετα τελος δυο μηνων και ανεκαμψεν προς τον πατερα αυτης και επετελεσεν ιεφθαε την ευχην αυτου ην ηυξατο και αυτη ουκ εγνω ανδρα και εγενηθη εις προσταγμα εν ισραηλ
[40] εξ ημερων εις ημερας συνεπορευοντο αι θυγατερες ισραηλ θρηνειν την θυγατερα ιεφθαε του γαλααδιτου τεσσαρας ημερας εν τω ενιαυτω