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Jdg 11:31 — Then it shall be, that whatsoever cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the LORD'S, and I will offer it up for a burnt offering.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

whatsoever, etc.		Heb. that which cometh forth, which shall come forth.
shall surely		Lev 27:2,3,28,29; 1Sa 1:11,28; 1Sa 2:18; 1Sa 14:24,44; Psa 66:13,14
and I will		"or, or I will, etc. Wehäâleetheehoo ôlah, rather, as Dr. Randolph and others contend, ""and I will offer Him (or to Him, i.e., Jehovah) a burnt offering;"" for hoo may with much more propriety be referred to the person to whom the sacrifice was to be made, than to the thing to be sacrificed. Unless understood in this way, or as the marginal reading, it must have been the vow of a heathen or a madman. If a dog, or other uncleaned animal had met him, he could not have made it a burnt offering; or if his neighbour's wife, sons, etc., his vow gave him no right over them. Lev 27:11,12; Deu 23:18; Psa 66:13; Isa 66:3"

Correlating Passages

shall surely

	Lev 27:2	Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When a man shall make a singular vow, the persons [shall be] for the LORD by thy estimation.
	Lev 27:3	And thy estimation shall be of the male from twenty years old even unto sixty years old, even thy estimation shall be fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
	Lev 27:28	Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, [both] of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing [is] most holy unto the LORD.
	Lev 27:29	None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; [but] shall surely be put to death.
	1Sa 1:11	And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.
	1Sa 1:28	Therefore also I have lent him to the LORD; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the LORD. And he worshipped the LORD there.
	1Sa 2:18	But Samuel ministered before the LORD, [being] a child, girded with a linen ephod.
	1Sa 14:24	And the men of Israel were distressed that day: for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Cursed [be] the man that eateth [any] food until evening, that I may be avenged on mine enemies. So none of the people tasted [any] food.
	1Sa 14:44	And Saul answered, God do so and more also: for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan.
	Psa 66:13	I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
	Psa 66:14	Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble.

and I will

	Lev 27:11	And if [it be] any unclean beast, of which they do not offer a sacrifice unto the LORD, then he shall present the beast before the priest:
	Lev 27:12	And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, [who art] the priest, so shall it be.
	Deu 23:18	Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD thy God.
	Psa 66:13	I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
	Isa 66:3	He that killeth an ox [is as if] he slew a man; he that sacrificeth a lamb, [as if] he cut off a dog's neck; he that offereth an oblation, [as if he offered] swine's blood; he that burneth incense, [as if] he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.

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Scott, Thomas. "Judges 11:31," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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