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.
KJV
Fuit illo tempore Jephte Galaadites vir fortissimus atque pugnator, filius mulieris meretricis, qui natus est de Galaad.
Vulgate
Καὶ Ἰεφθάε ὁ Γαλααδείτης ἐπηρμένος δυνάμει· καὶ αὐτὸς υἱὸς γυναικὸς πόρνης, ἣ ἐγέννησεν τῷ Γαλαὰδ τὸν Ἰεφθάε.
LXX
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
ASV
וְ/יִפְתָּ֣ח הַ/גִּלְעָדִ֗י הָיָה֙ גִּבּ֣וֹר חַ֔יִל וְ/ה֖וּא בֶּן אִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה וַ/יּ֥וֹלֶד גִּלְעָ֖ד אֶת יִפְתָּֽח
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Covers Joshua's conquest of Canaan (the crossing of the Jordan, fall of Jericho, the allotment of the land) and the period of the Judges (Othniel, Ehud, Deborah, Gideon, Jephthah, Samson). Josephus follows the biblical narrative closely while harmonizing chronological difficulties.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 12:11 — And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe.
- 2Kgs 5:1 — Now 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
- Heb 11:32 — And 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:
- Heb 11:32 — And 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:
- Judg 6:12 — And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.