Judges 11:35

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, 'Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me to my knees and made me miserable, for I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are among those who trouble me: for I have opened my mouth to the LORD, and I cannot go back.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when he saw{H7200} her, that he rent{H7167} his clothes,{H899} and said,{H559} Alas,{H162} my daughter!{H1323} thou hast brought{H3766} me very{H3766} low,{H3766} and thou art one of them that trouble{H5916} me; for I have opened{H6475} my mouth{H6310} unto Jehovah,{H3068} and I cannot{H3201} go back.{H7725}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And it came to pass, when he saw{H7200}{(H8800)} her, that he rent{H7167}{(H8799)} his clothes{H899}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Alas{H162}, my daughter{H1323}! thou hast brought{H3766} me very{H3766}{(H8689)} low{H3766}{(H8687)}, and thou art one of them that trouble{H5916}{(H8802)} me: for I have opened{H6475}{(H8804)} my mouth{H6310} unto the LORD{H3068}, and I cannot{H3201}{(H8799)} go back{H7725}{(H8800)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan he sawe her, he rente his clothes, & sayde: Alas my doughter, thou makest my hert soroufull, and discomfortest me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the LORDE, and can not call it agayne.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when hee sawe her, hee rent his clothes, and saide, Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, and art of them that trouble me: for I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lord, and can not goe backe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when he sawe her, he rent his clotes, & sayde: Alas my daughter, thou hast brought me lowe, & art one of them that troubleth me: For I haue opened my mouth vnto the Lorde, and cannot go backe.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    It happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! you have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can't go back.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And it cometh to pass, when he seeth her, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, `Alas, my daughter, thou hast caused me greatly to bend, and thou hast been among those troubling me; and I -- I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I am not able to turn back.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I cannot go back.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me; for I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I cannot go back.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    It happened, when he saw her, that he tore his clothes, and said, "Alas, my daughter! You have brought me very low, and you are one of those who trouble me; for I have opened my mouth to Yahweh, and I can't go back."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said,“Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! You have brought me disaster! I made an oath to the LORD, and I cannot break it.”

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 37:29-30 : 29 When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes. 30 He went back to his brothers and said, "The boy is gone! What am I going to do?"
  • Gen 37:34-35 : 34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days. 35 All his sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. He said, "I will go down to Sheol mourning my son." And his father wept for him.
  • Gen 42:36-38 : 36 Their father Jacob said to them, 'You have deprived me of my children! Joseph is gone; Simeon is gone; and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!' 37 Then Reuben said to his father, 'You may put both of my sons to death if I do not bring him back to you. Entrust him to my care, and I will bring him back.' 38 But Jacob said, 'My son will not go down there with you, for his brother is dead, and he alone is left. If harm comes to him on the journey you are taking, you will bring my gray head down to the grave in sorrow.'
  • Lev 27:28-29 : 28 Anything that is devoted to the LORD, whether a person, an animal, or a field from one's possession, cannot be sold or redeemed; everything devoted is most holy to the LORD. 29 No person who has been devoted to destruction for the LORD may be redeemed; they must be put to death.
  • Num 30:2-5 : 2 Moses spoke to the leaders of the tribes of Israel, saying, 'This is what the LORD has commanded:' 3 If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to bind himself by a promise, he must not break his word; he must do everything he said. 4 If a young woman living in her father’s household makes a vow to the LORD or obligates herself by a pledge, 5 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, all her vows and every binding obligation she has made will stand.
  • Judg 21:1-7 : 1 The men of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, 'None of us will give his daughter in marriage to Benjamin.' 2 The people went to Bethel, where they stayed until evening weeping loudly before God. 3 They said, 'Why, LORD, God of Israel, has this happened in Israel, that one tribe is missing today?' 4 The next day the people rose early, built an altar there, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings. 5 The Israelites asked, 'Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come up to the assembly of the LORD at Mizpah?' They had made a solemn oath that anyone who did not come before the LORD at Mizpah would surely be put to death. 6 The Israelites grieved for Benjamin, their brother, and said, 'Today one tribe has been cut off from Israel.' 7 'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'
  • 1 Sam 14:44-45 : 44 Saul said, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if you do not surely die, Jonathan.' 45 But the people said to Saul, 'Should Jonathan die, he who has brought about this great deliverance for Israel? Never! As surely as the Lord lives, not a hair of his head will fall to the ground, for he acted with God’s help today.' So the people rescued Jonathan, and he was not put to death.
  • 2 Sam 13:30-31 : 30 While they were on the way, word came to David: 'Absalom has struck down all the king’s sons; not one of them is left.' 31 The king got up, tore his clothes, and lay on the ground, and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.
  • Job 1:20 : 20 At this, Job got up, tore his robe, shaved his head, and fell to the ground in worship.
  • Ps 15:4 : 4 Who despises a vile person in his eyes but honors those who fear the LORD; who keeps his word even when it hurts and does not go back on his promise.
  • Eccl 5:2-6 : 2 Dreams come from too much activity, and a fool’s voice is known by many words. 3 When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, for He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill what you promise. 4 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. 5 Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell God’s messenger that it was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your words and destroy the work of your hands? 6 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore, fear God.
  • Matt 14:7-9 : 7 Therefore, he promised with an oath to give her whatever she might ask. 8 Prompted by her mother, she said, 'Give me the head of John the Baptist here on a platter.' 9 The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his guests, he ordered it to be given to her.
  • Acts 23:14 : 14 They went to the chief priests and elders and said, 'We have bound ourselves under a solemn curse not to eat anything until we have killed Paul.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 11:36-40
    5 verses
    83%

    36 She said to him, 'My father, you have given your word to the Lord. Do to me just as you promised, since the Lord has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.'

    37 She also said to her father, 'Let me do this one thing: Allow me two months to roam the hills and weep with my friends because I will never marry.'

    38 He said, 'Go,' and he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went to the hills and wept because she would never marry.

    39 After the two months, she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. And she was a virgin. From this, it became a custom in Israel

    40 Each year the daughters of Israel would go out for four days to commemorate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite.

  • Judg 11:34
    83%

    34 When Jephthah returned to his home in Mizpah, there was his daughter, coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

  • Judg 11:27-32
    6 verses
    78%

    27 I have not wronged you, but you are doing me wrong by waging war against me. May the Lord, the Judge, judge today between the Israelites and the Ammonites.

    28 But the king of the Ammonites would not listen to the message Jephthah sent to him.

    29 Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh, and he went on to Mizpah of Gilead, and from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

    30 And Jephthah made a vow to the Lord: 'If you give the Ammonites into my hands,

    31 whatever comes out of the door of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the Ammonites will belong to the Lord, and I will offer it as a burnt offering.'

    32 Then Jephthah crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into his hands.

  • Judg 11:9-12
    4 verses
    72%

    9 Jephthah answered, 'If you bring me back to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord gives them to me, will I really become your head?'

    10 The elders of Gilead said to Jephthah, 'The Lord is our witness; we will certainly do as you say.'

    11 So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their head and commander. Jephthah repeated all his words before the Lord in Mizpah.

    12 Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the Ammonites, asking, 'What do you have against me that you have come to fight against my land?'

  • Judg 12:1-3
    3 verses
    72%

    1 The men of Ephraim were called together, crossed northward, and said to Jephthah, "Why did you go to fight against the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down on top of you in fire!"

    2 Jephthah replied to them, "I and my people were in a serious struggle with the Ammonites. I called for your help, but you did not save me from their hands.

    3 "When I saw that you would not help, I risked my own life and crossed over to fight against the Ammonites, and the Lord gave them into my hand. Why have you come to fight against me today?"

  • Judg 11:1-3
    3 verses
    71%

    1 Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was his father.

    2 Gilead's wife also bore him sons, and when they grew up, they drove Jephthah away, saying, 'You will have no inheritance in our father's house because you are the son of another woman.'

    3 So Jephthah fled from his brothers and settled in the land of Tob. Men who were worthless gathered around Jephthah and went out with him.

  • Deut 22:14-17
    4 verses
    71%

    14 accusing her of misconduct and giving her a bad name by saying, 'I married this woman, but when I came to her, I did not find proof of her virginity,'

    15 then the young woman’s father and mother shall bring the proof of her virginity to the elders at the gate of the town.

    16 The father shall say to the elders, 'I gave my daughter to this man to be his wife, and now he has turned against her.'

    17 And now he has made false accusations against her, saying, 'I did not find your daughter to be a virgin.' But here is the evidence of my daughter's virginity.' Then they shall spread out the cloth before the elders of the city.

  • Ruth 1:13
    70%

    13 would you wait until they grew up? Would you remain unmarried for them? No, my daughters, it is more bitter for me than for you because the LORD’s hand has turned against me."

  • Deut 22:27
    69%

    27 For he found her in the field, and though the betrothed young woman cried out for help, there was no one to rescue her.

  • Judg 11:5-7
    3 verses
    69%

    5 When the Ammonites fought against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to get Jephthah from the land of Tob.

    6 They said to Jephthah, 'Come and be our leader so we can fight against the Ammonites.'

    7 But Jephthah said to them, 'Didn’t you hate me and drive me out of my father’s house? Why do you come to me now when you’re in trouble?'

  • 2 Kgs 6:30
    69%

    30 When the king heard the woman's words, he tore his clothes. As he was walking on the wall, the people saw that he was wearing sackcloth underneath, next to his skin.

  • Gen 38:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15 When Judah saw her, he thought she was a prostitute, because she had covered her face.

    16 He turned aside to her by the roadside and said, 'Come now, let me sleep with you.' He did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She asked, 'What will you give me to sleep with you?'

  • Judg 19:24
    69%

    24 Look, here is my virgin daughter and his concubine. Let me bring them out to you now, and you may abuse them and do to them whatever you think best. But do not commit this disgraceful act against this man.

  • 2 Sam 1:11
    68%

    11 Then David took hold of his clothes and tore them, and all the men who were with him did the same.

  • Judg 11:14-15
    2 verses
    68%

    14 Jephthah sent messengers again to the king of the Ammonites,

    15 Jephthah said to him, 'This is what Jephthah says: Israel did not take the land of Moab or the land of the Ammonites.'

  • 1 Kgs 17:20
    68%

    20 Then he cried out to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy upon the widow I am staying with by causing her son to die?"

  • 1 Sam 4:19
    68%

    19 Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near the time of delivery. When she heard the news that the Ark of God had been captured, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she went into labor and gave birth, overwhelmed by her labor pains.

  • Ruth 3:16
    67%

    16 When Ruth came to her mother-in-law, Naomi asked, 'How did it go, my daughter?' Then she told her everything the man had done for her.

  • Joel 1:8
    67%

    8 Mourn like a young woman dressed in sackcloth, grieving for the husband of her youth.

  • Jer 14:17
    67%

    17 You are to speak this word to them: 'Let my eyes flow with tears night and day without ceasing, for the virgin daughter of my people has suffered a great shattering—a crushing blow, a grievous wound.'

  • Ruth 3:11
    67%

    11 And now, my daughter, do not be afraid. I will do for you everything you ask, for everyone in town knows that you are a woman of noble character.

  • Josh 7:6
    67%

    6 Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell face down to the ground before the ark of the Lord, remaining there until evening. The elders of Israel did the same and put dust on their heads.

  • 1 Sam 1:11
    67%

    11 She made a vow, saying, 'LORD of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your servant and remember me, and not forget Your servant, but give Your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.'

  • Num 30:5
    67%

    5 and her father hears about her vow or pledge but says nothing to her, all her vows and every binding obligation she has made will stand.

  • Gen 37:34
    67%

    34 Then Jacob tore his clothes, put on sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son for many days.