Judges 11:2

Judges 11:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Gilead’s wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. “You are not going to get any inheritance in our family,” they said, “because you are the son of another woman.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Gilead's wife also bore him sons. And when his wife's sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, "You shall not have an inheritance in our father's house, for you are the son of another woman."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Gilead’s wife bore sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.”

Context of Judges 11:2

1Jephthah was a soldier from the region of Gilead. Jephthah’s father was named Gilead. His mother was a prostitute. Gilead’s wife also gave birth to sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they threw Jephthah out. They told him, “You’ll get no inheritance from our father. You’re the son of that other woman.” 3Jephthah fled from his brothers. He went to live in the land of Tob. Worthless men gathered around Jephthah and went out ⌞on raids⌟ with him. 4Later, Ammon waged war with Israel.

Judges 11:2 word by word

וַתֵּ֧לֶד אֵֽשֶׁת־גִּלְעָ֛ד ל֖וֹ בָּנִ֑ים וַיִּגְדְּל֨וּ בְֽנֵי־הָאִשָּׁ֜ה וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־יִפְתָּ֗ח וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ לֹֽא־תִנְחַ֣ל בְּבֵית־אָבִ֔ינוּ כִּ֛י בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֥ה אַחֶ֖רֶת אָֽתָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Gilead’sגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · GileadH1568
• wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• bareיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• him sonsבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• grew upגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• and they thrust outגָּרַשׁgârash · to drive out: divorceH1644
• Jephthahיִפְתָּחyiphtâch · JephthahH3316
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto him, Thou shalt not inheritנָחַלnâchal · to inheritH5157
• in our father’sאָב'âb · fatherH1
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: householdH1004
• of a strangeאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
• womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802

Cross-references for Judges 11:2

• Genesis 12:10There was a famine in the land. Abram went to Egypt to stay awhile because the famine was severe.
• Deuteronomy 23:2A man born from an illicit union may not join the assembly of the Lord. No descendant of his may join the assembly of the Lord for ten generations.
• Galatians 4:30But what does Scripture say? “Get rid of the slave woman and her son, because the son of the slave woman must never share the inheritance with the son of the free woman.”
• Proverbs 2:16⌞Wisdom will⌟ also save you from an adulterous woman, from a loose woman with her smooth talk,
• Proverbs 5:3The lips of an adulterous woman drip with honey. Her kiss is smoother than oil,
• Proverbs 6:24to keep you from an evil woman and from the smooth talk of a loose woman.

Commentaries on Judges 11:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2mighty man of valor: Jephthah had military skill and possibly social importance (see study note on Judges 6:12, where mighty man of valor is translated as “mighty hero”). Gilead was a descendant of Manasseh (Numbers 26:29–33; 32:39–40; 1 Chronicles 7:14–17). Jephthah's social standing made him noticeable, despite the shame of his mother being a prostitute. His half-brothers were not required to accept Jephthah's status or leadership.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house--As there were children by the legitimate wife, the son of the secondary one was not entitled to any share of the patrimony, and the prior claim of the others was indisputable. Hence, as the brothers of Jephthah seem to have resorted to rude and violent treatment, they must have been influenced by some secret ill-will.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 11:2

• Gilead
• Jephthah
• Prayer
• Strife

In the dictionaries

• Jephthah
• Strange Woman
• Bastard
• Fight
• Harlot
• Inherit
• Meet
• Abdon (1)
• Ammon; Ammonites
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on Judges 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary