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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 depart and go down upon the mountains, and bewail my virginity, I and my companions.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Bewail my virginity - To become a wife and a mother was the ultimate purpose of life to an Israelite maiden. The premature death of…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Let me alone two months. —There was nothing that forbade this postponement for a definite purpose and period of the fulfillment of…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And she said to her father, let this thing be done for me ,
&c.] She has but one favour to ask of him, which she tho…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow.

  1. There may be remnants of distrust and doubt, even in the hearts of tr…

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