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href="/bsb/judges/11.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/judges/11.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/11.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />for young Israelite women to go away for four days each year to lament the fate of Jephthah’s daughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/11.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went year by year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/11.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>That</i> the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/11.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br /><i>that</i> the daughters of Israel went four days each year to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/11.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went annually to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days in the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/11.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/11.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/11.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/11.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to tell the story of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/11.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />that four days each year the young women of Israel would commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/11.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />that four days each year the young women of Israel would commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/11.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/11.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />every year, Israelite girls walk around for four days, weeping for Jephthah's daughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/11.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/11.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />that for four days every year the girls in Israel would go out to sing the praises of the daughter of Jephthah, the man from Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/11.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />that the Israelite women would go out for four days every year to grieve for the daughter of Jephthah of Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/11.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />that for four days out of every year the Israeli women would go to mourn the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite in commemoration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/11.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/11.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Every year Israelite women commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/11.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly four days in a year to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/11.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/11.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/11.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />from time to time the daughters of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/11.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> from time to time the daughters of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/11.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />From days of days the daughters of Israel will go to celebrate to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in the year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/11.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That from year to year the daughters of Israel assemble together, and lament the daughter of Jephte the Galaadite for four days. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/11.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />such that, after each year passes, the daughters of Israel convene as one, and they lament the daughter of Jephthah, the Gileadite, for four days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/11.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />for Israelite women to go yearly to mourn the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days of the year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/11.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />for four days every year the daughters of Israel would go out to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/11.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That the daughters of Israel went yearly to weep and lament over the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/11.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And from time to time the daughters of Israel were going on and they wept and they howled for the daughter of Naphthakh the Geladite four days in a year <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/11.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />that the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/11.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and it was an ordinance in Israel, <i>That</i> the daughters of Israel went from year to year to bewail the daughter of Jephthae the Galaadite for four days in a year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/11-40.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=3765" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/11.htm">Jephthah's Tragic Vow</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">39</span>After two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she had never had relations with a man. So it has become a custom in Israel <span class="reftext">40</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yā·mîm (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">that each</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mî·māh (N-mp:: 3fs) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: baš·šā·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: bə·nō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the young women</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: tê·laḵ·nāh (V-Qal-Imperf-3fp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go out</a> <a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba·‘aṯ (Number-msc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">for four</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: yā·mîm (N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/8567.htm" title="8567: lə·ṯan·nō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Piel-Inf) -- Perhaps recount, rehearse. A primitive root; to ascribe, i.e. Celebrate, commemorate.">to lament</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: lə·ḇaṯ- (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">the daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3316.htm" title="3316: yip̄·tāḥ (N-proper-ms) -- From pathach; he will open; Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in Palestine.">of Jephthah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1569.htm" title="1569: hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî (Art:: N-proper-ms) -- A desc. of Gilead, also an inhab. of Gilead. Patronymically from Gil'ad; a Giladite or descendant of Gilad.">the Gileadite.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/30-2.htm">Numbers 30:2</a></span><br />If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/23-21.htm">Deuteronomy 23:21-23</a></span><br />If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin. / But if you refrain from making a vow, you will not be guilty of sin. / Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Psalm 15:4</a></span><br />who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-4.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:4-5</a></span><br />When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow. / It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-33.htm">Matthew 5:33-37</a></span><br />Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ / But I tell you not to swear at all: either by heaven, for it is God’s throne; / or by the earth, for it is His footstool; or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-12.htm">James 5:12</a></span><br />Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-11.htm">1 Samuel 1:11</a></span><br />And she made a vow, saying, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/1-28.htm">1 Samuel 1:28</a></span><br />I now dedicate the boy to the LORD. For as long as he lives, he is dedicated to the LORD.” So they worshiped the LORD there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-27.htm">2 Kings 3:27</a></span><br />So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-13.htm">Psalm 66:13-14</a></span><br />I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You— / the vows that my lips promised and my mouth spoke in my distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/18-18.htm">Acts 18:18</a></span><br />Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/21-23.htm">Acts 21:23-24</a></span><br />Therefore do what we advise you. There are four men with us who have taken a vow. / Take these men, purify yourself along with them, and pay their expenses so they can have their heads shaved. Then everyone will know that there is no truth to these rumors about you, but that you also live in obedience to the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></span><br />“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a></span><br />saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-32.htm">Hebrews 11:32-34</a></span><br />And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets, / who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, / quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.</p><p class="hdg">yearly.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Judges 5:11</a></b></br> <i>They that are delivered</i> from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, <i>even</i> the righteous acts <i>toward the inhabitants</i> of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.</p><p class="hdg">four days</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-25.htm">1 Kings 9:25</a></b></br> And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt incense upon the altar that <i>was</i> before the LORD. So he finished the house.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/16-13.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/exodus/13-3.htm">Commemorate</a> <a href="/judges/11-35.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/11-39.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/11-34.htm">Jephthah</a> <a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/judges/9-38.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/judges/11-26.htm">Time</a> <a href="/judges/9-54.htm">Women</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-53.htm">Yearly</a> <a href="/judges/10-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/16-23.htm">Celebrate</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">Commemorate</a> <a href="/judges/19-24.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/judges/12-9.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/12-7.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/judges/12-1.htm">Jephthah</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-18.htm">Lament</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-35.htm">Sorrowing</a> <a href="/judges/14-7.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/judges/12-6.htm">Time</a> <a href="/judges/12-9.htm">Women</a> <a href="/judges/21-19.htm">Yearly</a> <a href="/judges/12-9.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 11</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-1.htm">The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should lead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-12.htm">The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-29.htm">Jephthah's vow</a></span><br><span class="reftext">32. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-32.htm">His conquest of the Ammonites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/judges/11-34.htm">He performs his vow on his daughter.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/11.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/11.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>that each year</b><br>This phrase indicates a recurring annual event, suggesting the establishment of a tradition or ritual. In the context of ancient Israel, annual observances were significant for maintaining cultural and religious identity. This tradition reflects the importance of remembrance and communal participation in Israelite society.<p><b>the young women of Israel</b><br>The involvement of young women highlights their role in the community and in preserving cultural memory. In ancient Israel, women often participated in mourning rituals, which were integral to expressing collective grief and solidarity. This also underscores the communal nature of the event, as it was not limited to Jephthah's family but involved the broader community.<p><b>go out for four days</b><br>The specific duration of four days suggests a period of significant mourning and reflection. In biblical times, numbers often held symbolic meaning, and the number four can represent completeness or universality. This extended period allowed for a thorough expression of lamentation and remembrance.<p><b>to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite</b><br>The lamentation for Jephthah's daughter is a poignant reminder of the tragic consequences of Jephthah's vow (<a href="/judges/11-30.htm">Judges 11:30-31</a>). This act of lamentation serves as a communal acknowledgment of her sacrifice and the sorrow it brought. Jephthah, a Gileadite, was a judge of Israel, and his story is a complex narrative of faith, leadership, and the consequences of rash vows. The lamentation also reflects the broader theme of human sacrifice and its rejection in Israelite religion, contrasting with surrounding pagan practices.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jephthah.htm">Jephthah</a></b><br>A judge of Israel, known for his vow to God that led to the sacrifice of his daughter. He was a Gileadite and a mighty warrior.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jephthah's_daughter.htm">Jephthah's Daughter</a></b><br>The unnamed daughter of Jephthah, who became the subject of lamentation due to her father's vow. Her account highlights themes of sacrifice and obedience.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/gilead.htm">Gilead</a></b><br>A region east of the Jordan River, associated with Jephthah's family and leadership.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_young_women_of_israel.htm">The Young Women of Israel</a></b><br>They annually commemorated Jephthah's daughter, indicating a cultural practice of remembrance and mourning.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lamentation_event.htm">The Lamentation Event</a></b><br>An annual four-day event where the young women of Israel would lament Jephthah's daughter, reflecting on themes of loss and sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_weight_of_vows.htm">The Weight of Vows</a></b><br>Vows made to God are serious and should not be taken lightly. Consider the implications and seek God's guidance before making commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_cost_of_rash_decisions.htm">The Cost of Rash Decisions</a></b><br>Jephthah's account warns against making hasty promises without considering the consequences. Seek wisdom and counsel in decision-making.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_remembrance.htm">The Role of Remembrance</a></b><br>The annual lamentation serves as a reminder of the importance of remembering and learning from past events. Reflect on how God has worked through difficult circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_value_of_sacrifice.htm">The Value of Sacrifice</a></b><br>While Jephthah's sacrifice was tragic, it points to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Consider how we are called to live sacrificially for others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support_in_grief.htm">Community Support in Grief</a></b><br>The communal lamentation shows the importance of supporting one another in times of grief and loss. Engage in community and offer support to those who mourn.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_11.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 11</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_didn't_god_stop_jephthah's_vow.htm">Why did God allow Jephthah to sacrifice his daughter in Judges 11 without stopping him?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_jephthah's_daughter.htm">Who was Jephthah's daughter in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_jephthah's_lineage_inconsistent.htm">Judges 11:1-3: Does Jephthah's parentage present any inconsistency with standard Old Testament genealogical records?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_tola,_jair,_ibzan,_elon,_abdon.htm">Who were Tola, Jair, Ibzan, Elon, and Abdon?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/11.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(40) <span class= "bld">To lament.</span>--Rabbi Tanchum makes it mean "to praise," or "celebrate." The feelings of the Israelites towards Jephthah's daughter would be much the same as that of the Romans towards Claelia, and of other nations towards heroines whose self-sacrifice has helped them to victory.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/11.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 40.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The daughters of Israel</span>, etc. No other trace of this custom, which was probably confined to Gilead, remains. <span class="cmt_word">To lament</span>. The word rather means to <span class="accented">praise</span>, or <span class="accented">celebrate</span>, <span class="accented">as</span> in <a href="/judges/5-11.htm">Judges 5:11</a> (<span class="accented">rehearse</span>). <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/11-40.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">that each year</span><br /><span class="heb">מִיָּמִ֣ים ׀</span> <span class="translit">(mî·yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the young women</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּנ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(bə·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go out</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּלַ֙כְנָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(tê·laḵ·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for four</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֥עַת</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">days</span><br /><span class="heb">יָמִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(yā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to lament</span><br /><span class="heb">לְתַנּ֕וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ṯan·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8567.htm">Strong's 8567: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascribe, celebrate, commemorate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבַת־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇaṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jephthah</span><br /><span class="heb">יִפְתָּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(yip̄·tāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3316.htm">Strong's 3316: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Gileadite.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1569.htm">Strong's 1569: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gileadite -- a descendant of Gilead, also an inhabitant of Gilead</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/11-40.htm">Judges 11:40 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/11-40.htm">OT History: Judges 11:40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly (Jd Judg. 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