1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man…
2Gilead’s wife bore him sons. When his wife’s…
3Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived…
4After a while, the children of Ammon made…
5When the children of Ammon made war against…
6They said to Jephthah, “Come and be our…
7Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “Didn’t…
8The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “Therefore…
9Jephthah said to the elders of Gilead, “If…
10The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The…
11Then Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead,…
12Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the…
13The king of the children of Ammon answered…
14Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of…
15and he said to him, “Jephthah says: Israel…
16but when they came up from Egypt, and…
17then Israel sent messengers to the king of…
18Then they went through the wilderness, and went…
19Israel sent messengers to Sihon king of the…
20But Sihon didn’t trust Israel to pass through…
21The LORD, the God of Israel, delivered Sihon…
22They possessed all the border of the Amorites,…
23So now the LORD, the God of Israel,…
24Won’t you possess that which Chemosh your god…
25Now are you anything better than Balak the…
26Israel lived in Heshbon and its towns, and…
27Therefore I have not sinned against you, but…
28However, the king of the children of Ammon…
29Then the LORD’s Spirit came on Jephthah, and…
30Jephthah vowed a vow to the LORD, and…
31then it shall be, that whatever comes out…
32So Jephthah passed over to the children of…
33He struck them from Aroer until you come…
34Jephthah came to Mizpah to his house; and…
35When he saw her, he tore his clothes,…
36She said to him, “My father, you have…
37Then she said to her father, “Let this…
38He said, “Go.” He sent her away for…
39At the end of two months, she returned…
40that the daughters of Israel went yearly to…
