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Judges 11:32-33

Jephthah's Rise, Covenant Argument, and Tragic Vow

Jephthah rises from rejected son and outlaw leader to covenant spokesman and Spirit-empowered deliverer against Ammon, yet his unnecessary vow turns victory into domestic tragedy and exposes the dangerous mixture of faith, courage, ignorance, and disordered worship in Israel's leadership.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

32So Jephthah crossed over to the Ammonites to fight against them, and the LORD delivered them into his hand.

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.

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Verse 32

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Judges 1:4Classic cross-references

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So Jephthahיִפְתָּ֛חH3316Noun - proper - masculine singularcrossed overוַיַּעֲבֹ֥רH5674Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe Ammonitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּ֖וֹןH5983Noun - proper - masculine singularto fightלְהִלָּ֣חֶםH3898Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive constructagainst themבָּ֑םPreposition | third person masculine pluraland the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singulardelivered themוַיִתְּנֵ֥םH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralinto his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular

Verse 33

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Ezekiel 27:17Classic cross-references

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With a greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הH1419Adjective - feminine singular. . .מְאֹ֑דH3966Adverbblowמַכָּ֖הH4347Noun - feminine singularhe devastatedוַיַּכֵּ֡םH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine pluraltwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣יםH6242Number - common pluralcitiesעִ֗ירH5892Noun - feminine singularfrom Aroerמֵעֲרוֹעֵר֩H6177Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singulartoוְעַד־H5704Conjunctive waw | Prepositionthe vicinityבּוֹאֲךָ֨H935Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularof Minnithמִנִּ֜יתH4511Noun - proper - feminine singularas far asוְעַד֙H5704Conjunctive waw | PrepositionAbel-keramimאָבֵ֣לH64Noun - proper - feminine singular. . .כְּרָמִ֔יםH64NounSo the Ammonitesבְּנֵ֣יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .עַמּ֔וֹןH5983Noun - proper - masculine singularwere subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙H3665Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralbeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יH6440Preposition-m | Noun - common plural constructthe Israelitesבְּנֵ֥יH1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פH3478Noun - proper - masculine singular

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