11:34 When Jephthah came home to Mizpah, there was his daughter hurrying out ¹  to meet him, dancing to the rhythm of tambourines. ²  She was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter. 11:35 When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, “Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! ³  You have brought me disaster! ⁴  I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it.” ⁵  11:36 She said to him, “My father, since ⁶  you made an oath to the Lord, do to me as you promised. ⁷  After all, the Lord vindicated you before ⁸  your enemies, the Ammonites.” 11:37 She then said to her father, “Please grant me this one wish. ⁹  For two months allow me to walk through the hills with my friends and mourn my virginity.” ¹⁰  11:38 He said, “You may go.” He permitted her to leave ¹¹  for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills. ¹²  11:39 After two months she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. She died a virgin. ¹³  Her tragic death gave rise to a custom in Israel. ¹⁴  11:40 Every year ¹⁵  Israelite women commemorate ¹⁶  the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days. ¹⁷