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Judges 11:30-31, 35

Judges 11:30-31 NCV

Jephthah made a promise to the LORD, saying, “If you will hand over the Ammonites to me, I will give you as a burnt offering the first thing that comes out of my house to meet me when I return from the victory. It will be the LORD’s.”

Judges 11:35 NCV

When Jephthah saw his daughter, he tore his clothes to show his sorrow. He said, “My daughter! You have made me so sad because I made a promise to the LORD, and I cannot break it!”