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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:30

vowed a vow. Figure of speech Polyptoton ( App-6 ) = made a solemn vow. See notes on Leviticus 27:1-8 . read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:31

whatsoever. This is masculine. But the issuer from his house was feminine. Thus his rash vow was impossible of fulfillment, and was to be repented of. and = or. The Hebrew ( Vav ) is a connective Particle, and is rendered in many different ways. It is also used as a disjunctive, and is often rendered "or" (or, with a negative, "nor"). See Genesis 41:44 .Exodus 20:4 ; Exodus 21:15 , Exodus 21:17 , Exodus 21:18 . Numbers 16:14 ; Numbers 22:26 (Revised Version "nor"); Deuteronomy 3:24 . 2... read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:34

timbrels = drums. See note on Exodus 15:20 . beside her. Figure of speech Pleonasm. App-6 . The fact is stated in two ways, in order to emphasize it. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:35

opened my mouth. Hebraism for making a formal, prepared, and solemn statement. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:37

go up and down = wander about. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:39

did with her according to his vow which he had vowed = He did not offer her as a burnt offering; for Jehovah could not accept th a t . Therefore Jephthah must have dedicated her to the LORD by a perpetual virginity. Such a vow was provided for in Leviticus 27:0 . See note on Judges 11:31 . and she knew no man. This is conclusive. It has nothing to do with a sacrificial death, but it has to do with a dedicated life to Jehovah. Thus was Jephthah's vow fulfilled. And it was = and it became. read more

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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:40

to lament = to rehearse with, as in Judges 5:11 ; to celebrate [her dedication] in praises. four days in a year. Thus annually her friends "went", evidently to Jephthah's daughter, to rehearse with her this great event of her life: not of her death. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:29

"And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead, he passed over unto the children of Ammon.""And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah." Thus, Jephthah entered the lists of the great charismatic leaders of Israel. This made all the difference. With Jephthah led by God's Spirit, the victory of Israel was assured.As Yates noted, "Jephthah here made a series of journeys,"[16] and the implication... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:30

JEPHTHAH'S VOW"And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand, then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth from the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, it shall be Jehovah's, and I will offer it up for a burnt-offering."This, along with Jephthah's honoring the vow after his victory, is the big problem with this entire narrative. Our confidence in the ASV is behind our interpretation... read more

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Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:32

THE GREAT VICTORY"So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them; and Jehovah delivered them into his hand. And he smote them from Aroer until thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto Abel-cheramim with a very great slaughter. So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel." read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:30

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:31

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:34

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:35

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:37

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:39

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Judges 11:40

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:29

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:30

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Judges 11:32

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