1. Juges 11:29–40 (NEG79)
  2. Structure et plan

The difference in dialogue between 11:29–40 and previous dialogues in the Jephthah cycle

Juges 11:29–40 (NEG79)

29 L'Esprit de l'Eternel fut sur Jephthé. Il traversa Galaad et Manassé; il passa à Mitspé de Galaad; et de Mitspé de Galaad, il marcha contre les fils d'Ammon.

In this fourth and climactic section, the dialogue differs from what has just preceded it in Judges 11:12–28. There, the dialogue was conducted at a distance, and couched in the formal language of diplomacy. Here, the dialogue is intimate and personal, and painfully tragic. It is arguably the dramatic climax of the entire Jephthah narrative.1