Judges 11:40

Verse

that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

American Standard Version (1901)

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

For the women to go year by year sorrowing for the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in every year.

that every year the young women of Israel leave for four days to weep in commemoration of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

Geneva Bible 1599

The daughters of Israel went yere by yere to lament the daughter of Iphtah the Gileadite, foure dayes in a yeere.

King James (Authorized) Version

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Translation for Translators

Every year the young Israeli women go into the hills for four days to remember and cry about what happened to the daughter of Jephthah.

Unlocked Literal Bible

that the daughters of Israel every year, for four days, would retell the story of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

Noah Webster Bible

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

World English Bible

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Young's Literal Translation

from time to time the daughters of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.

Context

Jephthah’s Tragic Vow

³⁹After 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 Israel⁴⁰that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

Summary

This verse from the book of Judges reveals the tragic outcome of Jephthah's vow to sacrifice whatever first came out of his house to greet him if he returned victorious from battle. His only child, his daughter, was the first to come out, leading to her being consecrated to the Lord and never marrying. This account serves as a cautionary tale about the seriousness of making rash vows and the importance of carefully considering the consequences before making commitments to God.

Commentary

Judges 11:40

Jephthah’s Tragic Vow

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Berean Standard Bible

that each year the young women of Israel go out for four days to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

American Standard Version (1901)

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Bible in Basic English

For the women to go year by year sorrowing for the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in every year.

Free Bible Version

that every year the young women of Israel leave for four days to weep in commemoration of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

Geneva Bible 1599

The daughters of Israel went yere by yere to lament the daughter of Iphtah the Gileadite, foure dayes in a yeere.

King James (Authorized) Version

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Translation for Translators

Every year the young Israeli women go into the hills for four days to remember and cry about what happened to the daughter of Jephthah.

Unlocked Literal Bible

that the daughters of Israel every year, for four days, would retell the story of the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

Noah Webster Bible

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

World English Bible

that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

Young's Literal Translation

from time to time the daughters of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.