Tree of Life Version
Judges 11:2
2But Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and when the wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You won’t inherit in our father’s house, for you are a son of another woman.”
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
1Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was son of a prostitute, while Gilead was Jephthah’s father. But Gilead’s wife bore him sons, and when the wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You won’t inherit in our father’s house, for you are a son of another woman.” 3Then Jephthah fled from his brothers and lived in the land of Tob. Some worthless fellows joined with Jephthah and went out with him. 4Now it came about after a while that the children of Ammon fought with Israel.
Read all of Judges 11Judges 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 12:10Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to live as an outsider there, because the famine was severe in the land.
- Deuteronomy 23:2“No one with crushed or cut-off genitals is to enter the community of Adonai.
- Galatians 4:30But what does the Scripture say? “Drive out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son” of the free woman.
- Proverbs 2:16to deliver you from a seducing woman— a wayward wife with seductive words,
- Proverbs 5:3For a seducing woman’s lips drip honey and her mouth is smoother than oil.
- Proverbs 6:24keeping you from the immoral woman, from a wayward wife’s smooth tongue.
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
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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
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