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Jephthahיִפְתָּחmadeוַיִּדַּרa vowנֶדֶרto YHWHלַיהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Ifאִםyou will indeed giveנָתוֹן תִּתֵּןthe sonsאֶת בְּנֵיof Ammonעַמּוֹןinto my hand,בְּיָדִי
Judges 11:30
Study it in the app“Jephthah made a vow to YHWH and said, “If you will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Judges 11:30, word by word
- Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiftach
Iphtah, Jephthah
Iphtah: a town of Judah in the Shephelah. It is the same name as Jephthah: "he opens."
Where else “yiftach” appears- madeיִּדַּרyidar
vow
Make a vow: promise something to God.
Where else “yidar” appears- a vowנֶדֶרneder
vow
Vow: a solemn promise made to God; also the thing promised.
Where else “neder” appears- to YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- and saidיֹּאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- you will indeed giveנָתוֹןnaton
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “naton” appears- the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Ammonעַמּוֹןamon
Ammon
See it on the mapWhere else “amon” appears- into my handיָדִyadi
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appears
Places in this verse
Ammon
Today: Amman (Rabbah) and surroundings, Jordan
The land east of the Jordan around Rabbah (present-day Amman, Jordan).
The Ammonites came from a son of Lot (Gen 19:38). Jephthah defeated them (Judg 11:32-33) and David took their capital (2 Sam 12:26).
The context
29The spirit of YHWH came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the sons of Ammon.
30 · This verse (above)
31then it shall be that the one that comes out, that comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, shall be YHWH’s, and I will offer that one up as a burnt offering.”