29. Then the Lord’s spirit came on Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh, then through Mizpah in Gilead, and from there he crossed over to the Ammonites.
30. Jephthah made a solemn promise to the Lord: "If you will decisively hand over the Ammonites to me,
31. then whatever comes out the doors of my house to meet me when I return victorious from the Ammonites will be given over to the Lord. I will sacrifice it as an entirely burned offering."
32. Jephthah crossed over to fight the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to him.