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 Ele então disse: Vai. E deixou-a por dois meses. E ela foi com suas companheiras, e chorou sua virgindade pelos montes.

39 Passados os dois meses, voltou a seu pai, e fez dela conforme seu voto que havia feito. E ela nunca conheceu homem.

40 De aqui foi o costume em Israel que de ano em ano iam as virgens de Israel a lamentar à filha de Jefté gileadita, quatro dias no ano.

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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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