Judges 11:29-31

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Jephthah’s Promise

²⁹ Then the Spirit of the Lord ·entered [empowered; came/was upon; 3:10; 6:34] Jephthah. Jephthah passed through Gilead and Manasseh and the city of Mizpah in Gilead to the land of the ·Ammonites [^Lsons/descendants of Ammon]. ³⁰ Jephthah made a ·promise [vow] to the Lord, saying, “If you will ·hand over the Ammonites to me [^Lgive the sons of Ammon into my hand], ³¹ I will ·give you [offer; sacrifice] as a burnt offering [Lev. 1:1–17] the first thing that comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return ·from the victory [^Lin peace]. It will be the Lord’s.”