Judges
Judges 11:30–31
30Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand, 31then whatever comes out the door of my house to greet me on my triumphant return from the Ammonites will belong to the LORD, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.”
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Judges 11:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jephthah | יִפְתָּ֥ח | yip̄·tāḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3316 Jephthah |
| made | וַיִּדַּ֨ר | way·yid·dar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5087 vow |
| this vow | נֶ֛דֶר | ne·ḏer | Noun - masculine singular | H5088 vow |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| indeed | נָת֥וֹן | nā·ṯō·wn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5414 give, put, set |
| You will deliver | תִּתֵּ֛ן | tit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| the Ammonites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| into my hand | בְּיָדִֽי׃ | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
Judges 11:31
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then | וְהָיָ֣ה | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| whatever | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| comes out | הַיּוֹצֵ֗א | hay·yō·w·ṣê | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| the door | מִדַּלְתֵ֤י | mid·dal·ṯê | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine dual construct | H1817 door |
| of my house | בֵיתִי֙ | ḇê·ṯî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
| to greet me | לִקְרָאתִ֔י | liq·rā·ṯî | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| on my triumphant | בְשָׁל֖וֹם | ḇə·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
| return | בְּשׁוּבִ֥י | bə·šū·ḇî | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| from the Ammonites | מִבְּנֵ֣י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| will belong to | וְהָיָה֙ | wə·hā·yāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the LORD | לַֽיהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and I will offer it up | וְהַעֲלִיתִ֖הוּ | wə·ha·‘ă·lî·ṯi·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| as a burnt offering | עוֹלָֽה׃פ | ‘ō·w·lāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5930 whole burnt-offering |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 11:30 Genesis 28:20 · 1 Samuel 1:11 · Ecclesiastes 5:4–5 · Ecclesiastes 5:1–2 · Numbers 30:2–16
Judges 11:31 Psalm 66:13–14 · Deuteronomy 23:18 · 1 Samuel 14:24 · Leviticus 27:11–12 · 1 Samuel 1:28 · 1 Samuel 1:11 · 1 Samuel 14:44 · Leviticus 27:28–29 · 1 Samuel 2:18 · Isaiah 66:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.