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OET by section JDG 11:34

JDG 11:34–11:40 ©

Yiftah’s daughter

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Readers’ Version

Literal Version 

11:34 Yiftah’s daughter

34When Yiftah got back to his house in the Mizpah area, look, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. She was their only child—he didn’t have any son or daughter apart from her. 35When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “Oh no! My daughter! Indeed, you’ve made me bow in grief, and you’re among those who cause me pain, because I made a vow to Yahweh and I can’t go back on it.”

36Then she said to him, “My father, you’ve made a vow to Yahweh. Do to me whatever you promised, after what Yahweh has done for you—total vengeance against your Ammonite enemies.” 37But she asked her father, “Just do this one thing for me: release me for two months, so I can go away and take some companions. I’ll fall prostrate on the hills and I’ll weep because I’ll never have a chance to marry.” 38He agreed and then sent her away for two months. She went with some companions, and she wept on the hills because she’d never be a mother. 39Then at the end of the two months, she returned to her father and he carried out his vow with respect to her so indeed she never had a chance to marry.

After that, it became a custom in Israel 40that the young women of Israel go to commemorate the daughter of Yiftah the Gileadite for four days during the year.

34and_came Yiftāḩ/(Jephthah) the_Miʦpāh to home_his and_see/lo/see daughter_his [was]_coming_out to_meet_him in/on/at/with_tambourines and_in/on/at/with_dancing and_except she [was]_an_only_[child] there_[belonged]_not to_him/it from_him/it a_son or a_daughter.
35And_he/it_was when_saw_he DOM_her and_tore DOM clothes_his and_he/it_said alas daughter_my exceedingly_(bring_low) devastated_me and_you you_are[fn] in/on/at/with_trouble_me and_I I_have_opened mouth_my to YHWH and_not I_am_able to_take_back.
36And_she/it_said to_him/it father_my you_have_opened DOM mouth_your to YHWH do to_me just_as it_has_come_out of_mouth_you after that he_did to/for_yourself(m) YHWH vengeance(s) against_enemies_your from_(the)_sons of_ˊAmmōn.
37And_she/it_said to father_her let_it_be_done to/for_me the_thing the_this refrain from_me two months and_go and_wander on the_mountains and_weep on virginity_my I and_companions_my[fn].
38And_he/it_said go and_sent_away DOM_her two months and_went she and_companions_her and_wept on virginity_her on the_mountains.
39And_he/it_was from_the_end/extremity of_two months and_returned to father_her and_he/it_made to/for_her/it DOM vow_he which he_had_vowed and_she not she_had_known a_man and_it_became a_custom in/on/at/with_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
40From_days to_days they_go the_daughters of_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) to_commemorate for_daughter of_Yiftāḩ/(Jephthah) the_Gilˊādite four days in/on/at/with_year.

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

11:37 Variant note: ו/רעית/י: (x-qere) ’וְ/רֵעוֹתָֽ/י’: lemma_c/7464 n_0 morph_HC/Ncfpc/Sp1cs id_07gHx וְ/רֵעוֹתָֽ/י

JDG 11:34–11:40 ©

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