Judges 11:29 BSB — MannaFest

Judges 11:29

Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jephthah, and he passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah of Gilead. And from there he advanced against the Ammonites.

BSB

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ASV

Then the Spirit of Jehovah came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

KJV

Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gilead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto the children of Ammon.

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Then the Spirit of the Lord ... - This was the sanctification of Jephthah for his office of Judge and savior of God’s people Israel. Compare Jdg 6:34; Jdg 13:25. The declaration is one of the distinctive marks which stamp this history as a divine history.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַתְּהִ֤י	va.te.Hi	and it was	H1961 →
עַל־	'al-	on	H5921 →
יִפְתָּח֙	yif.Tach	Jephthah	H3316 →
ר֣וּחַ	Ru.ach	[the] spirit of	H7307 →
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וַיַּעֲבֹ֥ר	vai.ya.'a.Vor	and he passed through	H5674 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַגִּלְעָ֖ד	ha.gil.'Ad	<the> Gilead	H1568 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה	me.na.Sheh	Manasseh	H4519 →
וַֽיַּעֲבֹר֙	vai.ya.'a.Vor	and he passed through	H5674 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִצְפֵּ֣ה	mitz.Peh	Mizpah of	H4708 →
גִלְעָ֔ד	gil.'Ad	Gilead	H1568 →
וּמִמִּצְפֵּ֣ה	u.mi.mitz.Peh	and from Mizpah of	H4708 →
גִלְעָ֔ד	gil.'Ad	Gilead	H1568 →
עָבַ֖ר	'a.Var	he he passed on	H5674 →
בְּנֵ֥י	be.Nei	[the] people of	H1121 →
עַמּֽוֹן׃	a.Mon	Ammon	H5983 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Judges 3:10
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 11:6
  When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Judges 14:6
  and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father…
Through
Numbers 11:25
Then the LORD came down in the cloud and spoke to him, and He took some of the Spirit that was on Moses and placed that Spirit on the seventy elders. As the Spirit…
leads to
- Numbers 11:17
  And I will come down and speak with you there, and I will take some of the Spirit that is on you and put that Spirit on them. They will help you bear the…
- Joel 2:28–29
  And afterward, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions.
- Numbers 12:5
  and the LORD came down in a pillar of cloud, stood at the entrance to the Tent, and summoned Aaron and Miriam. When both of them had stepped forward,
- 1 Corinthians 14:1–3
  Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
- 1 Samuel 10:10
  When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, a group of prophets met him. Then the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he prophesied along with them.
Through
Judges 13:25
And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
leads to
- Judges 3:10
  The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…