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She said to him, My father, you have opened your mouth to Yahweh; do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth, because Yahweh has taken vengeance for you on your enemies, even on the children of Ammon.
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A Daughter's Noble Submission
Commentators universally highlight the remarkable response of Jephthah's daughter. Her words, "do to me according to that which has proceeded out of your mouth," are seen as an act of heroic faith and filial devotion. Scholars note her willingness to submit for the sake of her father's integrity and the good of her nation, which had just been granted victory by God.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The touching submission of Jephthah’s daughter to an inevitable fate shows how deeply rooted at that time was the pagan notion of the propriety of …
19th Century
Anglican
And she said to him. —To explain this the Septuagint adds the words, “I have opened my mouth to the Lord against or c…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And she said unto him, my father, [if] you have opened your mouth unto the Lord The c…
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Several important lessons are to be learned from Jephthah's vow.
