Judges 11:40

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
daughters	בְּנ֣וֹת be.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine plural construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name
went	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
yearly	מִיָּמִ֣ים mi.ya.Mim	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural absolute
lament	לְתַנּ֕וֹת le.ta.Not	H8567	to ascribe (praise) · preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
daughter	לְבַת le.vat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Jephthah	יִפְתָּ֖ח yif.Tach	H3316	Jiphtach · proper noun, a man's name
Gileadite	הַגִּלְעָדִ֑י ha.gil.'a.Di	H1569	a Giladite or descendant of Gilad · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
four	אַרְבַּ֥עַת 'ar.Ba.'at	H702	four · noun, common both genders singular construct
days	יָמִ֗ימָה ya.Mi.mah	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · noun, common masculine plural absolute + directional suffix
year	בַּשָּׁנָֽה ba.sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Judges 5:11 They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD,…
1 Kings 9:25 And three times in a year did Solomon offer burnt offerings and peace offerings upon the altar which he built unto the LORD, and he burnt in…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:29–end

We have here Jephthah triumphing in a glorious victory, but, as an alloy to his joy, troubled and distressed by an unadvised vow. I. Jephthah's victory was clear, and shines very brightly, both to his honour and to the honour of God, his in pleading and God's in owning a righteous cause. 1. God gave him an excellent spirit, and he improved it bravely, Jdg 11:29. When it appeared by the people's unanimous choice of him for their leader that he had so clear a call to engage, and by the obstinate deafness of the king of Ammon to the proposals of accommodation that he had so just a cause to engage in, then the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and very much advanced his natural faculties, enduin…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:34

Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances--The return of the victors was hailed, as usual, by the joyous acclaim of a female band (Sa1 18:6), the leader of whom was Jephthah's daughter. The vow was full in his mind, and it is evident that it had not been communicated to anyone, otherwise precautions would doubtless have been taken to place another object at his door. The shriek, and other accompaniments of irrepressible grief, seem to indicate that her life was to be forfeited as a sacrifice; the nature of the sacrifice (which was abhorrent to the character of God) and distance from the tabernacle does not suffice to…

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John Gill on Judges 11:40

That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite,.... Either the death of her, as some, or her virginity, as others; though the word (p) used may signify to talk and discourse with her, to hold a confabulation with her, and comfort her, as Kimchi and Ben Melech interpret it; to bring her some news, and tell her some diverting stories, to cheer and refresh her in her solitude. De Dieu observes, that the word signifies in the Arabic language to "praise", or speak in commendation of a person or thing; and indeed in this sense it seems to be used in this book, Judges 5:11, "they shall rehearse", that is, with praise and thanksgiving, "the righteous acts o…

Dictionary and topics

Mourning — One marked feature of Oriental mourning is what may be called its studies publicity and the careful observance of the prescribed ceremonies. (Genesis 23:2; Job 1:20; 2:12)
Consecration · .Jephthah, of his daughter — .Jephthah, of his daughter
Jephthah · His rash vow concerning bis daughter — His rash vow concerning bis daughter
Vows · if his — if his

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Judges 11:40

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:34

John Gill on Judges 11:40

Dictionary and topics

Judges 11:40

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 11:34

John Gill on Judges 11:40

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 11:39–end

Rashi on Judges 11:40