And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,
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Verse 39 is found in chapter 11 of Judges. Jephthah’s only daughter comes out to greet him with tambourines and dancing, turning the victory into personal tragedy. Jephthah laments his vow, and his daughter agrees to submit to what was promised, asking for two months to mourn her virginity with her companions. The passage is one of the book’s most morally complex episodes and does not explicitly present the sacrifice as an institution approved by the law. The narrative shows the destructive consequences of a rash vow and the depth of the religious deterioration of the period.
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Und nach zwei Monaten kam sie wieder zu ihrem Vater. Und er tat ihr, wie er gelobt hatte; und sie war nie eines Mannes schuldig geworden. Und es ward eine Gewohnheit in Israel,
Pasados los dos meses volvió a su padre, e hizo de ella conforme a su voto que había hecho. Y ella nunca conoció varón.
Al cabo de los dos meses volvió a su padre, y él cumplió con ella el voto que había hecho. Ella no había tenido relaciones con ningún hombre. Y se hizo costumbre en Israel
Au bout des deux mois, elle revint vers son père, et il accomplit sur elle le voeu qu'il avait fait. Elle n'avait point connu d'homme. Dès lors s'établit en Israël la coutume
E, al termine di due mesi, ella ritornò a suo padre, ed egli le fece secondo il voto ch’egli avea votato. Or ella non avea conosciuto uomo. E di qui nacque l’usanza in Israele,
E sucedeu que, ao fim de dois meses, tornou ela para seu pai, o qual cumpriu nela o seu voto que tinha feito; e ela não conheceu homem; e daí veio o costume de Israel,
過了兩個月,她回到父親那裏,父親就照所許的願向她行了。她從來沒有親近男人。於是 以色列 中有個風俗,
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