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Judges 11:34

And when Jephthah returned home to Mizpah, there was his daughter coming out to meet him with tambourines and dancing! She was his only child; he had no son or daughter besides her.

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ASV

And Jephthah came to Mizpah unto his house; and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; besides her he had neither son nor daughter.

KJV

And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and, behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances: and she was his only child; beside her he had neither son nor daughter.

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20 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֹ֨אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935 →
יִפְתָּ֣חyif.TachJephthahH3316 →
הַמִּצְפָּה֮ha.mitz.Pah<the> MizpahH4709 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
בֵּיתוֹ֒bei.Tohouse hisH1004 →
וְהִנֵּ֤הve.hi.Nehand there!H2009 →
בִתּוֹ֙vi.Todaughter hisH1323 →
יֹצֵ֣אתyo.Tzet[was] coming outH3318 →
לִקְרָאת֔וֹlik.ra.Toto meet himH7122 →
בְתֻפִּ֖יםve.tu.Pimwith tambourinesH8596 →
וּבִמְחֹל֑וֹתu.vim.cho.Lotand with dancingH4246 →
וְרַק֙ve.Rakand onlyH7535 →
הִ֣יאhi'sheH1931 →
יְחִידָ֔הye.chi.Dah[was] an only [child]H3173 →
אֵֽין־'ein-notH369 →
ל֥וֹlo[belonged] to <the> him
מִמֶּ֛נּוּmi.Me.nufrom himH4480 →
בֵּ֖ןbena sonH1121 →
אוֹ־'ov-orH176 →
בַֽת׃Vata daughterH1323 →

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Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build you, and you will be rebuilt, O Virgin Israel. Again you will take up your tambourines and go out in joyful dancing.Exodus 15:20Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.2 Samuel 6:14And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,1 Samuel 18:6As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.Judges 21:21and watch. When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances, each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and go to the land of Benjamin.Psalms 149:3Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.Judges 10:17Then the Ammonites were called to arms and camped in Gilead, and the Israelites assembled and camped at Mizpah.Judges 11:11So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him their leader and commander. And Jephthah repeated all his terms in the presence of the LORD at Mizpah.Psalms 150:4Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute.Psalms 68:25The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.2 Samuel 1:20Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.Judges 5:1–31On that day Deborah and Barak son of Abinoam sang this song:Luke 9:38Suddenly a man in the crowd cried out, “Teacher, I beg You to look at my son, for he is my only child.1 Samuel 18:6–7As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments.Psalms 148:11–12kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth,Luke 7:12As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.Zechariah 12:10Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They will mourn for Him as one mourns for an only child, and grieve bitterly for Him as one grieves for a firstborn son.Jeremiah 31:13Then the maidens will rejoice with dancing, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into joy, and give them comfort and joy for their sorrow.

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Jephthah's Daughter Comes to Meet Her Father — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Jephthah's Daughter Comes to Meet Her Father — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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