Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.
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Gill's Exposition
And he smote them from Aroer,.... A city which lay near the river Arnon, on the borders of Moab, Deu 3:12.
even till thou come to Minnith; which seems to have been a place famous for wheat, Eze…
Barnes' Notes
The words of this verse prove conclusively that Jephthah intended his vow to apply to human beings, not animals: for only one of his household could be expected to come forth from the door of his…
We have here Jephthah triumphing in a glorious victory, but, as an alloy to his joy, troubled and distressed by an unadvised vow.
I. Jephthah's victory was clear, and shines very brightly, both to his…
Cambridge Bible
whatsoever … it shall be … I will offer it up whosoever … he shall be … I will offer him up, so LXX, Vulgate, Peshitto Jephthah had in his mind a human victim 1 [44]
[44] Early Arabian religion…
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