1. Judges 11:29–40 (ESV)
  2. Structure and outline

Structure of 11:29–40

Judges 11:29–40 (ESV)

29 Then the Spirit of the LORD was upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh and passed on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from Mizpah of Gilead he passed on to the Ammonites.

There are two main sections in this climactic episode in the Jephthah narrative:

  1. The making of the vow (Judges 11:29–33)

  2. Its outcome (Judges 11:34–40)

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