Judges 11:37
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.
Judges 11:37 in other translations
| BSB | She also said to her father, “Let me do this one thing: Let me wander for two months through the mountains with my friends and mourn my virginity.” |
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| WEB | 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.” |
| ASV | And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions. |
| YLT | And she saith unto her father, ‘Let this thing be done to me; desist from me two months, and I go on, and have gone down on the hills, and I weep for my virginity--I and my friends.' |
| DARBY | And she said to her father, Let this thing be done for me: leave me alone two months, that I may go and descend to the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions. |
| BBE | Then she said to her father, Only do this for me: let me have two months to go away into the mountains with my friends, weeping for my sad fate. |
| Webster | And she said to 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. |
What does Judges 11:37 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:34-40
34-40. Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances--The return of the victors was hailed, as usual, by the joyous acclaim of a female band (1Sa 18:6), the leader of whom was Jephthah's daughter. The vow was full in his mind, and it is evident that it had not been communicated to anyone, otherwise precautions would doubtless have been taken to…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 11:29-40
Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow. 1. There may be remainders of distrust and doubting, even in the hearts of true and great believers. 2. Our vows to God should not be as a purchase of the favour we desire, but to express gratitude to him. 3. We need to be very well-advised in making vows, lest we entangle ourselves. 4. What we have solemnly vowed to God, we must perform, if it be…
Judges 11:37 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 11:37
- Luke 1:25
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
- 1 Samuel 1:6
And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.
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Context
- Judges 11:36
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.
- Judges 11:37
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.
- Judges 11:38
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.
Judges 11:37 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tornó á decir á su padre: Hágasme esto: déjame por dos meses que vaya y descienda por los montes, y llore mi virginidad, yo y mis compañeras. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et elle dit à son père: Que cette chose me soit faite: laisse-moi pendant deux mois, et je m’en irai, et je descendrai sur les montagnes, et je pleurerai ma virginité, moi et mes compagnes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und sie sprach zu ihrem Vater: Es geschehe mir diese Sache: Laß zwei Monate von mir ab, daß ich hingehe und auf die Berge hinabsteige und meine Jungfrauschaft beweine, ich und meine Freundinnen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque ad patrem: Hoc solum mihi præsta quod deprecor: dimitte me ut duobus mensibus circumeam montes, et plangam virginitatem meam cum sodalibus meis. |