Judges 11:2

And the wife of Gil'ad also bore him sons; and when the sons of the wife were grown up, they drove away Yiphthach, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in the house of our father: for the son of another woman art thou.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1Now Yiphthach the Gil'adite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gil'ad had begotten Yiphthach.

3And Yiphthach fled away from his brothers, and dwelt in the land of Tob; and there gathered themselves to Yiphthach idle men, and they went out with him.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:10And there arose a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

Deuteronomy 23:2(23:3) One born from prohibited connections shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even the tenth generation of him shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

Proverbs 5:3For as of fine honey drop the lips of an adulterous woman, and smoother than oil is her palate;

Proverbs 6:24To guard thee against a bad woman, from the flattery of an alien tongue.

Matthew Henry on Judges 11:2-4

Jephthah's Promotion. ( b. c. 1143.) 1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a 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. The princes and people of… Read the whole commentary →

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