Judges 11:34

Translations

Modern

And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

Traditional

And 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.

Literal

And Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and there was his daughter coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing. And she was his only child; none were unto him besides her, son or daughter.

Latin

Revertente autem Jephte in Maspha domum suam, occurrit ei unigenita filia sua cum tympanis et choris: non enim habebat alios liberos.

Original

Hebrew

English

And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

Notes

Theme notes and profiles

Moab and Ammon Vows to God

Events

Deliverance by Jephthah

Related verses

Exodus 15:20
Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
Jeremiah 31:4
Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.
Judges 11:11
So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.
Judges 10:17
Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.
Psalm 150:4
Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.
Psalm 68:25
The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.
1 Samuel 18:6–7
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.
Psalm 148:11–12
…kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,
Judges 5:1–31
On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:
Luke 9:38
Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.
Luke 7:12
As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.
Luke 8:42
…because his only daughter, who was about twelve, was dying. As Jesus went with him, the crowds pressed around Him,

People

Jephthah: A judge of Israel, known for his tragic vow

Places

Ramoth: City of refuge east of the Jordan

Glossary

Family Life and Relations Gilead (Place) Jephthah Judges, Book of Mizpah Music Only Begotten Palestine Word, Word of God, Words of God

Topics

Consecration: Jephthah, of his Daughter Dance Dancing: General Scriptures Concerning God: Preserver: Under Jephthah Good Children: Jephthah's Daughter Jephthah: His Rash Vow Concerning Bis Daughter Joy of Jephthah's Daughter, when he Returned from his Victory Over the Ammonites Music: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Oaths: Rash: Jephthah Rashness: Jephthah's Vow Religious Zeal: Jephthah Timbrel by Jephthah's Daughter Vows: Rash by Jephthah Woman: Often Engaged in Celebrating the Victories of the Nation Woman: Young: Gay and Merry Women are Mirthsome

Judges 11:34

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