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Jephthah leads Gilead toward Ammon after making his vow.
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Judges 11:29-33

Jephthah crosses toward Ammon

Jephthah and His Vow · Judges 11

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29Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh. He passed through Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites.

30And Jephthah made a vow to Yahweh and said, “If you indeed give the Ammonites into my hand,”

31then whatever comes out from the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites shall be Yahweh’s, and I will offer it up as a burnt offering.

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

33And he struck them from Aroer as far as the entrance to Minnith, twenty cities, and as far as Abel-keramim, with a very great slaughter. So the sons of Ammon were subdued before the sons of Israel.

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