1: Now JephthahH3316 the GileaditeH1569 wasH1961 a mighty manH1368 of valor,H2428 but he [was]H1931 the son ofH1121 of a harlotH0802 a harlot-H2181 and he begatH3205 GileadH1568 -H0853 Jephthah.H3316
2: And boreH3205 wifeH0802 of GileadH1568 sons-H1121 and when grew up,H1431 sonsH1121 of his wifeH0802 and they drove outH1644 -H0853 Jephthah,H3316 and saidH0559 noH3808 You shall have inheritanceH5157 in house-H1004 of our fatherH0001 forH3588 the sonH1121 of womanH0802 anotherH0312 you [are].H0859
3: And fledH1272 JephthahH3316 fromH6440 his brothers,H0251 and dweltH3427 in the landH0776 of Tob-H2897 and banded togetherH3950 withH0413 Jephthah,H3316 menH0582 worthlessH7386 and went out [raiding]H3318 with him.H5973
4: And it came to passH1961 after a time,H3117 that made warH3898 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 againstH5973 Israel.H3478
5: And so it wasH1961 whenH0834 made warH3898 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 againstH5973 Israel,H3478 that wentH1980 the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568 to getH3947 -H0853 JephthahH3316 from the landH0776 of Tob-H2897
6: and they saidH0559 to Jephthah,H3316 come,H1980 and beH1961 commander,H7101 that we may fightH3898 against the sonsH1121 of Ammon.H5983
7: So saidH0559 JephthahH3316 to the eldersH2205 of Gilead,H1568 did notH3808 youH0859 hateH8130 meH0853 and expel meH1644 from house?H1004 of my fatherH0001 and whyH4069 have you comeH0935 to meH0413 nowH6258 whenH0834 are in distressH6862
8: and saidH0559 the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568 toH0413 Jephthah,H3316 that is whyH3651 now,H6258 we have turned againH7725 to youH0413 that you may goH1980 with usH5973 and fightH3898 against the sonsH1121 of Ammon,H5983 and beH1961 headH7218 over allH3605 the inhabitantsH3427 of Gilead.H1568
9: So saidH0559 JephthahH3316 toH0413 the eldersH2205 of Gilead,H1568 ifH0518 take back homeH7725 youH0859 meH0853 to fightH3898 against the sonsH1121 of Ammon,H5983 and deliversH5414 YahwehH3068 themH0853 to meH6440 IH0595 shall beH1961 head?H7218
10: and saidH0559 the eldersH2205 of GileadH1568 toH0413 Jephthah,H3316 YahwehH3068 will beH1961 a witnessH8085 between usH0996 ifH0518 notH3808 according to your wordsH1697 soH3651 we do do.H6213
11: And wentH1980 JephthahH3316 withH5973 the eldersH2205 of Gilead,H1568 and madeH7760 the peopleH5971 himH0853 over themH5921 headH7218 and commanderH7101 and spokeH1696 JephthahH3316 -H0853 allH3605 his wordsH1697 beforeH6440 YahwehH3068 in Mizpah.H4709
12: And sentH7971 JephthahH3316 messengersH4397 toH0413 the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of Ammon,H5983 saying,H0559 whatH4100 thatH3588 you have comeH0935 against meH0413 to fightH3898 in my land?H0776
13: and answeredH0559 the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 untoH0413 the messengersH4397 of Jephthah,H3316 becauseH3588 took awayH3947 IsraelH3478 -H0853 my land,H0776 when they came upH5927 out of EgyptH4714 from the ArnonH0769 and as far asH5704 the Jabbok,H2999 and toH5704 the Jordan-H3383 therefore nowH6258 restoreH7725 those [lands]H0853 peaceably.H7965
14: SoH3254 againH5750 JephthahH3316 and sentH7971 messengersH4397 toH0413 the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of Ammon,H5983
15: and saidH0559 thusH3541 saysH0559 Jephthah,H3316 notH3808 did take awayH3947 IsraelH3478 -H0853 the landH0776 of Moab,H4124 norH0853 the landH0776 of the sonsH1121 of Ammon.H5983
16: ForH3588 when came upH5927 from EgyptH4714 and they walkedH1980 IsraelH3478 through the wildernessH4057 as far asH5704 the Sea,H3220 RedH5488 and cameH0935 to Kadesh-H6946
17: and sentH7971 IsraelH3478 messengersH4397 toH0413 the kingH4428 of Edom,H0123 saying,H0559 let me passH5674 please,H4994 through your land,H0776 but notH3808 would heedH8085 the kingH4428 of EdomH0123 and in like mannerH1571 toH0413 the kingH4428 of Moab,H4124 they sentH7971 but notH3808 he would [consent]H0014 so remainedH3427 IsraelH3478 in Kadesh.H6946
18: And they went alongH1980 through the wilderness,H4057 and bypassedH5437 -H0853 the landH0776 of Edom,H0123 andH0853 the landH0776 of Moab,H4124 and cameH0935 toH4217 the east sideH8121 of the landH0776 of Moab,H4124 and encampedH2583 on the other sideH5676 of the Arnon,H0769 but notH3808 they did enterH0935 the borderH1366 of Moab,H4124 forH3588 the Arnon [was]H0769 the borderH1366 of Moab.H4124
19: And sentH7971 IsraelH3478 messengersH4397 toH0413 SihonH5511 kingH4428 of the Amorites,H0567 kingH4428 of Heshbon-H2809 and saidH0559 IsraelH3478 let us pass,H5674 please,H4994 through your landH0776 intoH5704 our place.H4725
20: But notH3808 did trustH0539 SihonH5511 -H0853 IsraelH3478 to passH5674 through his territory-H1366 so gathered togetherH0622 SihonH5511 -H0853 allH3605 his peopleH5971 and encampedH2583 in Jahaz,H3096 and foughtH3898 againstH5973 Israel.H3478
21: And deliveredH5414 YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of IsraelH3478 -H0853 SihonH5511 andH0853 allH3605 his peopleH5971 into the handH3027 of Israel,H3478 and they defeated themH5221 thus gained possessionH3423 of IsraelH3478 -H0853 allH3605 the landH0776 of the Amorites,H0567 who inhabitedH3427 countryH0776 that.H1931
22: And they took possessionH3423 -H0853 of allH3605 the territoryH1366 of the Amorites,H0567 from the ArnonH0769 and toH5704 the Jabbok,H2999 and fromH4480 the wildernessH4057 and toH5704 the Jordan.H3383
23: NowH6258 YahwehH3068 GodH0430 of IsraelH3478 has dispossessedH3423 -H0853 the AmoritesH0567 from beforeH6440 His peopleH5971 Israel,H3478 then should youH0859 possess it.H3423
24: Will notH3808 -H0853 whateverH0834 you possessH3423 ChemoshH3645 your godH0430 youH0853 gives to possess?H3423 soH0853 allH3605 whateverH0834 takes possessionH3423 of YahwehH3068 our GodH0430 before usH6440 -H0853 we will possess.H3423
25: NowH6258 [are] anyH2896 betterH2896 youH0859 than BalakH1111 sonH1121 of Zippor,H6834 kingH4428 of Moab?H4124 did everH7378 he striveH7378 againstH5973 Israel,H3478 orH0518 everH3898 did he fightH3898
26: While dweltH3427 IsraelH3478 in HeshbonH2809 and its villages,H1323 and in AroerH6177 and its villages,H1323 and in allH3605 the citiesH5892 thatH0834 alongH5921 the banksH3027 of the Arnon,H0769 threeH7969 hundredH3967 for years?H8141 and whyH4069 notH3808 did you recover [them]H5337 within timeH6256 that?H1931
27: therefore IH0595 notH3808 have sinnedH2398 but youH0859 doH6213 meH0853 wrongedH7451 by fightingH3898 May render judgmentH8199 YahwehH3068 the JudgeH8199 this dayH3117 betweenH0996 the sonsH1121 of IsraelH3478 andH0996 the sonsH1121 of Ammon.H5983
28: And However notH3808 did heedH8085 the kingH4428 of the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 untoH0413 the wordsH1697 JephthahH3316 whichH0834 sentH7971 him.H0413
29: And cameH1961 uponH5921 Jephthah,H3316 the SpiritH7307 of YahwehH3068 and he passed throughH5674 -H0853 Gilead,H1568 andH0853 Manasseh,H4519 and passed throughH5674 -H0853 MizpahH4708 of Gilead,H1568 and from MizpahH4708 of GileadH1568 he advanced [toward]H5674 the sonsH1121 of Ammon.H5983
30: And madeH5087 JephthahH3316 a vowH5088 to Yahweh,H3068 and said,H0559 ifH0518 indeedH5414 You will deliverH5414 -H0853 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 into my hands,H3027
31: then it will be,H1961 comes forthH3318 that whateverH0834 comes outH3318 of the doorsH1817 of my houseH1004 to meet meH7125 when I returnH7725 in peaceH7965 from the sonsH1121 of Ammon,H5983 and shall surely beH1961 of Yahweh,H3068 and I will offer it upH5927 as a burnt offering.H5930
32: So advancedH5674 JephthahH3316 towardH0413 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 to fightH3898 and delivered themH5414 YahwehH3068 into his hands.H3027
33: And he defeated themH5221 from AroerH6177 and as far asH5704 to the entranceH0935 Minnith,H4511 twentyH6242 cities,H5892 and toH5704 Abel KeramimH0058 of the vineyards,H3754 with a slaughter.H4347 GreatH1419 veryH3966 thus were subduedH3665 the sonsH1121 of AmmonH5983 beforeH6440 the sonsH1121 of Israel.H3478
34: And when cameH0935 JephthahH3316 at MizpahH4709 toH0413 his house,H1004 and there was,H2009 his daughterH1323 coming outH3318 to meet himH7125 with timbrelsH8596 and dancing.H4246 And onlyH7535 she [was]H1931 [his] child-H3173 notH0369 Besides herH4480 sonH1121 orH0176 daughter.H1323
35: And it came to pass,H1961 when he sawH7200 herH0853 that he toreH7167 -H0853 his clothes,H0899 and said,H0559 Alas,H0162 my daughter!H1323 veryH3766 You have brought me low,H3766 and YouH0859 areH1961 among those who trouble meH5916 for IH0595 have givenH6475 my wordH6310 toH0413 Yahweh,H3068 and cannotH3808 IH3201 go back on it.H7725
36: So she saidH0559 to himH0413 My father,H0001 [if] you have givenH6475 -H0853 your wordH6310 toH0413 Yahweh,H3068 doH6213 according to whatH0834 has goneH3318 out of your mouth-H6310 afterH0310 becauseH0834 hasH6213 YahwehH3068 avengedH5360 of your enemies,H0341 the sonsH1121 of Ammon.H5983
37: And she saidH0559 toH0413 her father,H0001 let be doneH6213 thingH1697 thisH2088 let aloneH7503 meH4480 twoH8147 for months,H2320 that I may goH1980 and wanderH3381 onH5921 the mountains,H2022 and bewailH1058 onH5921 my virginity,H1331 IH0595 and my friends.H7474
38: So he said,H0559 go.H1980 And he sent awayH7971 herH0853 twoH8147 [for] months-H2320 and wentH1980 sheH1931 and with her friends,H7464 and bewailedH1058 uponH5921 her virginityH1331 onH5921 the mountains.H2022
39: And it was soH1961 at the endH7093 of twoH8147 months,H2320 that she returnedH7725 toH0413 her father,H0001 and he carried outH6213 -H0853 his vowH5088 whichH0834 he had vowed-H5087 and sheH1931 noH3808 knewH3045 man.H0376 And it becameH1961 a customH2706 in Israel,H3478
40: daysH3117 each yearH3117 wentH1980 [that] the daughtersH1323 of IsraelH3478 to lamentH8567 the daughterH1323 of JephthahH3316 the GileaditeH1569 fourH0702 daysH3117 in the year.H8141