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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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  1. Judges 11:28 tn Heb “did not listen to.”
  2. Judges 11:28 tn Heb “Jephthah’s words which he sent to him.”
  3. Judges 11:29 tn Heb “was on.”
  4. Judges 11:29 tn Heb “passed through.”
  5. Judges 11:29 tn Heb “From Mizpah in Gilead he passed through [to] the Ammonites.”
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Judges 11:28-30
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28 The king of Ammon, however, paid no attention to the message Jephthah sent him.

29 Then the Spirit(A) of the Lord came on Jephthah. He crossed Gilead and Manasseh, passed through Mizpah(B) of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.(C) 30 And Jephthah made a vow(D) to the Lord: “If you give the Ammonites into my hands,

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