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Judges 11:28-30
New English Translation
Judges 11:28-30
New English Translation
28 But the Ammonite king disregarded[a] the message sent by Jephthah.[b]
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29 The Lord’s Spirit empowered[c] Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went[d] to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites.[e] 30 Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,
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- Judges 11:28 tn Heb “did not listen to.”
- Judges 11:28 tn Heb “Jephthah’s words which he sent to him.”
- Judges 11:29 tn Heb “was on.”
- Judges 11:29 tn Heb “passed through.”
- Judges 11:29 tn Heb “From Mizpah in Gilead he passed through [to] the Ammonites.”
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