Translations
When he saw her, he tore his clothes in anguish and cried, 'Oh, my daughter! You have crushed me — you are the ruin of all my joy! For I have spoken a vow to Yahweh and I cannot go back on it.'
When he saw her, he tore his garments and said, 'Ah, my daughter! You have struck me down — you have become my undoing! For I have opened my mouth to YHWH and I cannot take it back.'
And it came to pass, when he saw her, that he rent his clothes, and said, Alas, my daughter! thou hast brought me very low, and thou art one of them that trouble me: for I have opened my mouth unto the LORD, and I cannot go back.
As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”