Judges 11:36 meaning and explanation

“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”

Judges 11:36, Berean Standard Bible

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Jephthah has returned from defeating the Ammonites and sees his only child coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing. He had vowed to offer as a burnt offering whatever came out of his house to greet him, and now he tears his clothes in grief.

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