Jephthah Sacrifices His Daughter
Aaron ben Mashiaḥ
1692
Jephthah’s Daughter Meets Jephthah with Tambourines and Flutes
When Jephthah set out for the road
He did so full of happiness and joy.
He had a daughter, a solitary cypress,
Her visage fairyborn; two curls
Upon her temples rested, two weeping violets;
Her cheeks were like two jasmines;
She was a graceful cypress.
Her eyes were subtle, her forehead…
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