KJV King James Version
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he [was] the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
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Judges 11:1
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he [was] the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
WEB World English Bible
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
ASV American Standard Version
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jephthah the Gileadite hath been a mighty man of valour, and he is son of a woman, a harlot; and Gilead begetteth Jephthah,
Surrounding context — Judges 11
1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he [was] the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
2 And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and his wife’s sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou [art] the son of a strange woman.
3 Then Jephthah fled from his brethren, and dwelt in the land of Tob: and there were gathered vain men to Jephthah, and went out with him.
4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
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וְיִפְתָּ֣חH3316 · yiph.tachIphtahהַגִּלְעָדִ֗יH1569 · gil.a.diGileaditeהָיָה֙H1961 · ha.yahto beגִּבּ֣וֹרH1368 · gib.bormighty manחַ֔יִלH2428 · cha.yilstrength: soldiersוְה֖וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאִשָּׁ֣הH802 · ish.shahwomanזוֹנָ֑הH2181 · za.nahto fornicateוַיּ֥וֹלֶדH3205 · ya.ladto begetגִּלְעָ֖דH1568 · gil.adGileadאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִפְתָּֽח׃H3316 · yiph.tachIphtah
Cross-references
Hebrews 11:32And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] Samson, and [of] Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:Judges 6:12And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD [is] with thee, thou mighty man of valour.2 Kings 5:1Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the LORD had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, [but he was] a leper.
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