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Judges 11:37

King James Version (KJV)

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And she said unto her father, Let this thing be done for me: let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my fellows.

Judges 11:37 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Judges 11:37

Theological / Devotional

Let me alone. The fulfillment of vows could be postponed for a definite purpose.

Bewail my virginity. The prospect of forfeiting the joy of wedding festivities or the pleasure of rearing children would be an especially bitter experience to a Hebrew maiden, particularly to one who was an only child. To Jephthah’s daughter it would mean that she and her father’s house would lose the hope of a share in the future glories of Israel.

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