JDG 11:35 Parallel View

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11:35 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.

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ULT Now it happened when he saw her that he tore his garments and he said, “Alas, my daughter! Indeed, you have made me bow in grief, and you are among those who cause me pain! For I have opened my mouth to Yahweh and I am not able to turn back.”

UST When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do. He said to her, “My daughter, seeing you now, you have crushed me with a terrible sorrow, because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house, and I must do what I promised.”

BSB § As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB When he saw her, he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can’t go back.”

WMB When he saw her, he tore his clothes, and said, “Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I can’t go back.”

NET When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, “Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it.”

LSV And it comes to pass, when he sees her, that he tears his garments and says, “Aah! My daughter, you have caused me to bend greatly, and you have been among those troubling me; and I have opened my mouth to YHWH, and I am not able to turn back.”

FBV The moment he saw her, he ripped his clothes in agony and cried out, “Oh no, my daughter! You have crushed me completely! You have destroyed me, for I made a solemn promise to the Lord and I can't go back on it.”

T4T When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes to show that he was very sad about what he was going to do. He said to her, “My daughter, you have caused me to become very sad [DOU] because I made a solemn promise to Yahweh to sacrifice the first one who came out of my house, and I must do what I promised.”

LEB And the moment he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Ah! My daughter, you have caused me to bow down, and you have become my trouble. I made an oath[fn] to Yahweh, and I cannot takeit back.”

?:? Literally “I have opened wide my mouth”

BBE And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said: 'Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art become my troubler; for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.'

ASV And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I cannot go back.

DRA And when he saw her, he rent his garments, and said: Alas! my daughter, thou hast deceived me, and thou thyself art deceived: for I have opened my mouth to the Lord, and I can do no other thing.

YLT And it cometh to pass, when he seeth her, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, 'Alas, my daughter, thou hast caused me greatly to bend, and thou hast been among those troubling me; and I — I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I am not able to turn back.'

DBY And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Jehovah, and I cannot go back.

RV And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

WBS And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot go back.

KJB And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
(And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou/you hast brought me very low, and thou/you art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back. )

BB And when he sawe her, he rent his clotes, & sayde: Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, & art one of them that troubleth me: For I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lorde, and cannot go backe.
(And when he saw her, he rent his clotes, and said: Alas my daughter, thou/you hast brought me lowe, and art one of them that troubleth me: For I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and cannot go backe.)

GNV And when hee sawe her, hee rent his clothes, and saide, Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, and art of them that trouble me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lord, and can not goe backe.
(And when he saw her, he rent his clothes, and said, Alas my daughter, thou/you hast brought me lowe, and art of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the Lord, and cannot go backe. )

CB And whan he sawe her, he rente his clothes, & sayde: Alas my doughter, thou makest my hert soroufull, and discomfortest me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the LORDE, and can not call it agayne.
(And when he saw her, he rente his clothes, and said: Alas my doughter, thou/you makest my heart soroufull, and discomfortest me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and cannot call it again.)

WYC And whanne `sche was seyn, he to-rente his clothis, and seide, Allas! my douytir, thou hast disseyued me, and thou art disseyued; for Y openyde my mouth to the Lord, and Y may do noon other thing.
(And when `sche was seen, he to-rente his clothes, and said, Allas! my douytir, thou/you hast disseyued me, and thou/you art disseyued; for I opened my mouth to the Lord, and I may do noon other thing.)

LUT Und da er sie sah, zerriß er seine Kleider und sprach: Ach, meine Tochter, wie beugest du mich und betrübest mich! Denn ich habe meinen Mund aufgetan gegen dem HErrn und kann‘s nicht widerrufen.
(And there he they/she/them saw, zerriß he his clothes and spoke: Ach, my Tochter, like beugest you me and betrübest mich! Because I have my Mund aufgetan gegen to_him HErrn and kann‘s not widerrufen.)

CLV Qua visa, scidit vestimenta sua, et ait: Heu me, filia mea ! decepisti me, et ipsa decepta es: aperui enim os meum ad Dominum, et aliud facere non potero.
(Qua visa, scidit clothes sua, and ait: Heu me, daughter mea ! decepisti me, and ipsa decepta es: aperui because os mine to Dominum, and aliud facere not/no potero. )

BRN And it came to pass when he saw her, that he rent his garments, and said, Ah, ah, my daughter, thou hast indeed troubled me, and thou wast the cause of my trouble; and I have opened my mouth against thee to the Lord, and I shall not be able to return from it.

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς εἶδεν αὐτὴν αὐτός, διέῤῥηξε τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἆ ἆ, θυγάτηρ μου, ταραχῇ ἐτάραξάς με, καὶ σὺ ἦς ἐν τῷ ταράχῳ μου, καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι ἤνοιξα κατὰ σοῦ τὸ στόμα μου πρὸς Κύριον, καὶ οὐ δυνήσομαι ἀποστρέψαι.
(Kai egeneto hōs eiden autaʸn autos, dieῤɽaʸxe ta himatia autou, kai eipen, a a, thugataʸr mou, taraⱪaʸ etaraxas me, kai su aʸs en tōi taraⱪōi mou, kai egō eimi aʸnoixa kata sou to stoma mou pros Kurion, kai ou dunaʸsomai apostrepsai. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

(Occurrence 0) he tore his clothes

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,saw,he DOM,her and,tore DOM clothes,his and=he/it_said alas daughter,my to_make_wretched devastated,me and,you become in/on/at/with,trouble,me and,I opened mouth,my to/towards YHWH and=not I_can to,take_~_back )

This is an act that shows mourning or great sadness. Alternate translation: “he tore his clothes from grief”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) You have crushed me with sorrow … you have become one who causes me pain

Jephthah said basically the same thing twice to emphasize that he was very sad”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) You have crushed me with sorrow

Here Jephthah speaks of his great sorrow as something that crushes him. Alternate translation: “You have caused me great sorrow” or “You have filled me with sorrow”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) you have become one who causes me pain

Here Jephthah talks about his great distress and trouble as if it were pain. Alternate translation: “you have become someone who troubles me” or “you cause me great distress”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) I cannot turn back on my promise

This is an idiom. To turn back on a promise means to not do what you have promised to do. Alternate translation: “I must do what I have promised” or “I cannot break my promise”

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