Jephthah Kills His Virgin Daughter – Judges – The Brick Bible

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Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, and there was his daughter coming out to meet him, dancing to the sound of tambourines.

1 of 7 Judges 11:34

She was his only child, for he had no other sons or daughters. When he saw her, he tore his clothes and said, 'Oh, my daughter, you have made me miserable, and cause me great trouble.'

2 of 7 Judges 11:34–35

'I have made a vow to Yahweh and cannot break it.'

3 of 7 Judges 11:35

She said to him, 'Do to me as you promised, but grant me one request: give me two months to roam the hills with my friends and bewail my virginity.'

4 of 7 Judges 11:36–37

So Jephthah sent her away for two months, and she roamed the hills with her friends and bewailed her virginity.

5 of 7 Judges 11:38

After two months she returned to her father, and he did to her according to his vow.

6 of 7 Judges 11:39

And she died a virgin.

7 of 7 Judges 11:39

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