Ardently desiring divine direction, Jephthah vows to God: “If you without fail give the sons of Ammon into my hand, it must also occur that the one coming out, who comes out of the doors of my house to meet me when I return in peace from the sons of Ammon, must also become Jehovah’s, and I must offer that one up as a burnt offering. ”
رغب يفتاح بشدة في نيل الارشاد الالهي ،‏ لذلك نذر نذرا لله قائلا :‏ « إن اسلمتَ بني عمون الى يدي ،‏ فالخارج الذي يخرج من ابواب بيتي لملاقاتي عند عودتي بسلام من عند بني عمون يكون ليهوه وأقربه محرقة » .‏