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Judges 11:36 KJV
Judges · chapter 11 · verse 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 11:36 · King James Version
Judges 11:36 in context
34And 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.
35And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
36And 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.
37And 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.
38And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- proceededyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
- forasmuchʼacharproperly, the hind partH310 →
- vengeancenᵉqâmâhavengement, whether the act of the passionH5360 →
- enemiesʼôyêbhatingH341 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- openedpâtsâhto rendH6475 →
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We have here Jephthah triumphing in a glorious victory, but, as an alloy to his joy, troubled and distressed by an unadvised vow. I. Jephthah's victory was clear, and shines very brightly, both to his honour and to the honour of God, his in pleading and God's in owning a righteous cause. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-40