King James Version
What Does Judges 11:32 Mean?
“So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and the LORD delivered them into his hands.”
Context
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. whatsoever: Heb. that which cometh forth, which shall come forth and: or, or I will offer it, etc
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. the plain: or, Abel
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. beside: or, he had not of his own either son or daughter: Heb. of himself
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(32) **So.**—Rather, *And. *The clause does not refer in any way to Jephthah’s vow, but merely resumes the narrative.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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