Judges 11:30

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“Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,”

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BSBPD

“Jephthah made this vow to the LORD: “If indeed You will deliver the Ammonites into my hand,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Judges 11:30 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 28:20Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
  2. Numbers 30:2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
  3. 1 Samuel 1:11And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”
  4. Ecclesiastes 5:1Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
  5. Ecclesiastes 5:4When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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