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 11:38 in other translations
| BSB | “Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains. |
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| WEB | He said, “Go.” He sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and mourned her virginity on the mountains. |
| ASV | And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. |
| YLT | And he saith, ‘Go;' and he sendeth her away two months, and she goeth, she and her friends, and she weepeth for her virginity on the hills; |
| DARBY | 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. |
| BBE | And he said, Go then. So he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends to the mountains, weeping for her sad fate. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Judges 11:38 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…
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 11:38 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 11:39
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,
Judges 11:38 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | El entonces dijo: Ve. Y dejóla por dos meses. Y ella fué con sus compañeras, y lloró su virginidad por los montes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il lui dit: Va. Et il la renvoya pour deux mois. Et elle s’en alla, elle et ses compagnes, et pleura sa virginité sur les montagnes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Gehe hin. Und er entließ sie auf zwei Monate. Und sie ging hin, sie und ihre Freundinnen, und beweinte ihre Jungfrauschaft auf den Bergen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui ille respondit: Vade. Et dimisit eam duobus mensibus. Cumque abiisset cum sociis ac sodalibus suis, flebat virginitatem suam in montibus. |