Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, who should come out to meet him but his daughter, dancing to the sound of timbrels! She was an only child. Except for her he had neither son nor daughter. New Living Translation When Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, his daughter came out to meet him, playing on a tambourine and dancing for joy. She was his one and only child; he had no other sons or daughters. English Standard Version Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. Berean Standard Bible And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her. King James Bible And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. New King James Version When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with timbrels and dancing; and she was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter. New American Standard Bible But Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. And she was his one and only child; besides her he had no son or daughter. NASB 1995 When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. Now she was his one and only child; besides her he had no son or daughter. NASB 1977 When Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. Now she was his one and only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. Legacy Standard Bible Then Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah. And behold, his daughter was coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. Now she was his one and only child; besides her he had no son or daughter. Amplified Bible Then Jephthah came to his house at Mizpah, and this is what he saw: his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and with dancing. And she was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter. Christian Standard Bible When Jephthah went to his home in Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no other son or daughter besides her. Holman Christian Standard Bible When Jephthah went to his home in Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no other son or daughter besides her. American Standard Version And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Naphthakh came to Metspaya to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with timbrels, and she was his only child, and he never had a son or a daughter apart from her Brenton Septuagint Translation And Jephthae came to Massepha to his house; and behold, his daughter came forth to meet him with timbrels and dances; and she was his only child, he had not another son or daughter. Contemporary English Version When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, the first one to meet him was his daughter. She was playing a tambourine and dancing to celebrate his victory, and she was his only child. Douay-Rheims Bible And when Jephte returned into Maspha to his house, his only daughter met him with timbrels and with dances: for he had no other children. English Revised Version And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. GOD'S WORD® Translation When Jephthah went to his home in Mizpah, he saw his daughter coming out to meet him. She was dancing with tambourines in her hands. She was his only child. Jephthah had no other sons or daughters. Good News Translation When Jephthah went back home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him, dancing and playing the tambourine. She was his only child. International Standard Version When Jephthah arrived at his home in Mizpah—surprise!—it was his daughter who came out to meet him, playing tambourines and dancing. She was his one and only child. Except for her, he had no other son or daughter. JPS Tanakh 1917 And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. Literal Standard Version And Jephthah comes into Mizpeh, to his house, and behold, his daughter is coming out to meet him with timbrels, and with choruses, and except her alone, he has no son or daughter. Majority Standard Bible And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her. New American Bible When Jephthah returned to his house in Mizpah, it was his daughter who came out to meet him, with tambourine-playing and dancing. She was his only child: he had neither son nor daughter besides her. NET Bible When Jephthah came home to Mizpah, there was his daughter hurrying out to meet him, dancing to the rhythm of tambourines. She was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter. New Revised Standard Version Then Jephthah came to his home at Mizpah; and there was his daughter coming out to meet him with timbrels and with dancing. She was his only child; he had no son or daughter except her. New Heart English Bible Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and look, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter. Webster's Bible Translation And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. World English Bible Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances. She was his only child. Besides her he had neither son nor daughter. Young's Literal Translation And Jephthah cometh into Mizpeh, unto his house, and lo, his daughter is coming out to meet him with timbrels, and with choruses, and save her alone, he hath none, son or daughter. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jephthah's Tragic Vow…33With a great blow he devastated twenty cities from Aroer to the vicinity of Minnith, as far as Abel-keramim. So the Ammonites were subdued before the Israelites. 34And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her. 35As 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.”… Cross References Exodus 15:20 Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron's sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing. Judges 10:17 Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah. Judges 11:11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah. Judges 21:21 and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin. 1 Samuel 18:6 As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments. 2 Samuel 6:14 And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD, Psalm 68:25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines. Treasury of Scripture And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with tambourines and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter. Mizpeh Judges 11:11 Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them: and Jephthah uttered all his words before the LORD in Mizpeh. Judges 10:17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. his daughter Judges 5:1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying, Exodus 15:20 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. 1 Samuel 18:6,7 And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick… Zechariah 12:10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn. Luke 7:12 Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. Luke 8:42 For he had one only daughter, about twelve years of age, and she lay a dying. But as he went the people thronged him. Jump to Previous Alone Besides Child Choruses Dances Dancing Daughter Daughters Home House Jephthah Meet Meeting Mizpah Mizpeh Music Save Tambourines Timbrels WayJump to Next Alone Besides Child Choruses Dances Dancing Daughter Daughters Home House Jephthah Meet Meeting Mizpah Mizpeh Music Save Tambourines Timbrels WayJudges 11 1. The covenant between Jephthah and the Gileadites, that he should lead12. The treaty of peace between him and the Ammonites is in vain 29. Jephthah's vow 32. His conquest of the Ammonites 34. He performs his vow on his daughter. (34) Behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances.--As Miriam went to meet Moses (Exodus 15:20), and the women to meet Saul and David (1Samuel 18:6-7). His only child.--This is added because the narrator feels the full pathos of the story. (Comp. Genesis 22:2; Jeremiah 6:26; Luke 9:38.) The term used (yechidah) is peculiarly tender. The "beside her" is, literally, beside him; but this is only duo to a Hebrew idiom, which is also found in Zechariah 8:10. . . . Verse 34. - To his house. Soever. 11. His only child (Je'hid) - the same term as is applied to Isaac (Genesis 22:2). Eusebius says that Cronus sacrificed his only son, who on that account was called Jeoud, which in the Phoenician tongue means an only son ('Prep. Evang.,' 4:17).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And when Jephthahיִפְתָּ֣ח (yip̄·tāḥ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3316: Jephthah -- 'He opens', a Gileadite, also a city of Judah returned וַיָּבֹ֨א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go home בֵּיתוֹ֒ (bê·ṯōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house to Mizpah, הַמִּצְפָּה֮ (ham·miṣ·pāh) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israel there וְהִנֵּ֤ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! was his daughter בִתּוֹ֙ (ḇit·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter coming out יֹצֵ֣את (yō·ṣêṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim to meet him לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way with tambourines בְתֻפִּ֖ים (ḇə·ṯup·pîm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8596: A timbrel, tambourine and dancing! וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹת (ū·ḇim·ḥō·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 4246: A dance She הִ֣יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was his only child; יְחִידָ֔ה (yə·ḥî·ḏāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 3173: United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life he had ל֥וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew no אֵֽין־ (’ên-) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle son בֵּ֖ן (bên) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son or אוֹ־ (’ōw-) Conjunction Strong's 176: Desire, if daughter בַֽת׃ (ḇaṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter besides her. מִמֶּ֛נּוּ (mim·men·nū) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of Links Judges 11:34 NIVJudges 11:34 NLT Judges 11:34 ESV Judges 11:34 NASB Judges 11:34 KJV Judges 11:34 BibleApps.com Judges 11:34 Biblia Paralela Judges 11:34 Chinese Bible Judges 11:34 French Bible Judges 11:34 Catholic Bible OT History: Judges 11:34 Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house (Jd Judg. 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