Judges 11

^{1 /} Or, vitailer.

^{1 /} Ebr. a man of mightie force.

^{1 !} Iphtah being chased by his brethren, was after made captaine.

^{1 /} Ebr. man of mightie force.

^{1 /} Or, vitailer.

^{2 a} That is, of an harlot as {ver. 1}.

^{2 a} That is, of an harlot, as {ver. 1}.

^{3 c} Joyned with him as some thinke, against his brethren.

^{3 b} Where the gouernour of the countrey was called Tob.

^{3 b} Where the gouernour of the countrey was called Tob.

^{3 c} Joyned with him, as some thinke, against his brethren.

^{5 d} Or, ambassadors, sent for that purpose.

^{5 d} Or, ambassadours,sent for that purpose.

^{6 e} Men oft times are constrained to desire helpe of them, whome before they haue refused.

^{6 e} Men of times are constrained to desire helpe of them, whome before they haue refused.

^{7 f} Oft tymes, those things, which men reject, God choseth to do great enterprises by.

^{10 /} Ebr. be the bearer.

^{13 /} Ebr, in peace.

^{19 /} Or, countrey

^{20 g} He trusted them not to go through his countrey.

^{24 h} For we oght more to beleue and obey God, then thou thine idoles.

^{26 i} Meaning, their to wines.

^{27 k} To punishe the offender.

^{29 l} That is, the spirit of strength and zeale.

^{30 !} He maketh a rashe vowe.

^{30 m} As the Apostie commendeth Iphtah for his worthy enterprise in deliuering the people, Ebr. 11, 32, so by his rashe vowe & wicked performance of the same, his victorie was defated: and here we se that the sinnes of the godly do not vtterly extinguisa their faith.

^{32 !} He vanquisheth the Ammonites.

^{33 /} Or, the plaine.

^{34 n} According to the maner after the victorie.

^{35 o} Being ouercome with blinde zeale, and not considering whether the vowe was lauful or no.

^{37 p} For it was counted as a shame in Israel to dye without children, and therefore they rejoyced to be maryed.

^{39 !} And sacrificeth his daughter according to his vowe.