Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me,

New American Standard Bible

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,

King James Version

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into mine hands,

International Standard Version

Jephthah made this solemn vow to the LORD: "If you truly give the Ammonites into my control,

A Conservative Version

And Jephthah vowed a vow to LORD, and said, If thou will indeed deliver the sons of Ammon into my hand,

American Standard Version

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Jehovah, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,

Amplified

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord and said, “If You will indeed give the Ammonites into my hand,

Bible in Basic English

And Jephthah took an oath to the Lord, and said, If you will give the children of Ammon into my hands,

Darby Translation

And Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If thou wilt give the Ammonites into my hand,

Julia Smith Translation

And Jephthah will vow a vow to Jehovah, and he will say, If giving, thou wilt give the sons of Ammon into my hand,

King James 2000

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If you shall without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

Lexham Expanded Bible

And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh, and he said, "If indeed you will give the {Ammonites} into my hand,

Modern King James verseion

And Jephthah vowed a vow to Jehovah, and said, If You will indeed give the sons of Ammon into my hand,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the LORD and said, "If thou shalt deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

NET Bible

Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, "If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,

New Heart English Bible

Jephthah made a vow to the LORD, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,

The Emphasized Bible

And Jephthah vowed a vow unto Yahweh, and said, - If thou wilt, deliver, the sons of Ammon into my hand,

Webster

And Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and said, If thou shalt without fail deliver the children of Ammon into my hands,

World English Bible

Jephthah vowed a vow to Yahweh, and said, "If you will indeed deliver the children of Ammon into my hand,

Youngs Literal Translation

And Jephthah voweth a vow to Jehovah, and saith, 'If Thou dost at all give the Bene-Ammon into my hand --

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And Jephthah
יפתּח 
Yiphtach 
Usage: 30

נדר 
Nadar 
Usage: 31

a vow
נדר נדר 
Neder 
Usage: 60

unto the Lord

Usage: 0

and said

Usage: 0

If thou shalt without fail
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

of Ammon
עמּון 
`Ammown 
Usage: 105

Context Readings

Jephthah Makes A Vow

29 The Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah, who traveled through Gilead and Manasseh, and then through Mizpah of Gilead. He crossed over to the Ammonites from Mizpah of Gilead. 30 Jephthah made this vow to the Lord: “If You will hand over the Ammonites to me, 31 whatever comes out of the doors of my house to greet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.”


Cross References

Genesis 28:20

Then Jacob made a vow: “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, if He provides me with food to eat and clothing to wear,

1 Samuel 1:11

Making a vow, she pleaded, “Lord of Hosts, if You will take notice of Your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give Your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.”

Numbers 30:2-16

When a man makes a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to put himself under an obligation, he must not break his word; he must do whatever he has promised.

Ecclesiastes 5:1-2

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

Ecclesiastes 5:4-5

When you make a vow to God, don’t delay fulfilling it, because He does not delight in fools. Fulfill what you vow.

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