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The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, Yahweh shall be witness between us; surely according to your word so will we do.
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A Solemn Oath Before God
Commentators emphasize that the elders' statement was more than a simple promise; it was a formal oath. By calling on the Lord as a 'witness' (or, as one scholar notes, the one 'hearing'), they were invoking the all-knowing God to hold them accountable. They understood that God would enforce the terms of their covenant, punishing them if they failed to make Jephthah their head as promised.
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19th Century
Anglican
The Lord be witness. —Rather, be hearing (Dominus, qui haec audit ipse Mediator ac testis sit, Vulgate).
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the elders of Gilead said to Jephthah Assenting to his proposal, and not only giving their word for it, but their oat…
Presbyterian
Men should not be blamed for their parentage, as long as they, by their personal merits, remove any reproach. God had forgiven Israel; therefore, J…