Judges 11:28-30

11:28 But the Ammonite king disregarded the message sent by Jephthah.

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11:29 The Lord’s spirit empowered Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites. 11:30 Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,


tn Heb “did not listen to.”

tn Heb “Jephthah’s words which he sent to him.”

tn Heb “was on.”

tn Heb “passed through.”

tn Heb “From Mizpah in Gilead he passed through [to] the Ammonites.”