27 I therefore have not sinned against you, but you are doing me wrong by making war against me; (A)may the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the sons of Israel and the sons of Ammon.’” 28 But the king of the sons of Ammon [a]disregarded the message which Jephthah sent him.

Jephthah’s Tragic Vow

29 Now (B)the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, so that he passed through Gilead and Manasseh; then he passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he went on to the sons of Ammon.

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Footnotes

  1. Judges 11:28 Lit did not listen to the words

27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. Let the Lord, the Judge,(A) decide(B) the dispute this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites.(C)

28 The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.

29 Then the Spirit(D) of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah(E) of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.(F)

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