Judges 11:38 Meaning and Explanation
“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.”
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Read Full Chapter →Jephthah grants her request, and she spends two months mourning in the mountains with her companions.
What Does Judges 11:38 Mean?
Jephthah grants the request with a single word: Go. He sends his daughter away for the two months, and she goes with her companions into the mountains to mourn. Father and daughter are joined in a shared and solemn sorrow.
The brevity of the account deepens its weight. There is room here only for grief, time set apart to lament. Scripture does not hurry past human sorrow but gives it space. The Lord is near to the brokenhearted, and even in this hard hour the daughter is not left to mourn alone.
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What does Judges 11:38 mean?
Jephthah grants her request, and she spends two months mourning in the mountains with her companions.