Judges 11:40 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.”

Judges 11:40 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 11:40 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 11:40 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.”

Judges 11:40 — World English Bible

Judges 11:40 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“that the daughters of Israel went yearly to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.”

Judges 11:40 — American Standard Version

Judges 11:40 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“from time to time the daughters of Israel go to talk to the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite, four days in a year.”

Judges 11:40 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 11:40 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“that from year to year the daughters of Israel go to celebrate the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in the year.”

Judges 11:40 — Darby Translation

Judges 11:40 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The daughters of Israel went yere by yere to lament the daughter of Iphtah the Gileadite, foure dayes in a yeere. ”

Judges 11:40 — Geneva Bible

Judges 11:40 in Context — Judges 11

38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

39 And it came to pass at the end of two months, that she returned unto her father, who did with her according to his vow which he had vowed: and she knew no man. And it was a custom in Israel,

40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite four days in a year.

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What Does Judges 11:40 Mean?

Judges 11:40 is a verse from the Book of Judges, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Judges chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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