Judges

Judges 11:1–2

¹Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father. ²And Gilead’s wife bore him sons who grew up, drove Jephthah out, and said to him, “You shall have no inheritance in our father’s house, because you are the son of another woman.”

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Judges 11:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Jephthah	וְיִפְתָּ֣ח	wə·yip̄·tāḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
the Gileadite	הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י	hag·gil·‘ā·ḏî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1569 Giladite
was	הָיָה֙	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a mighty man	גִּבּ֣וֹר	gib·bō·wr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1368 strong, mighty
of valor	חַ֔יִל	ḥa·yil	Noun - masculine singular	H2428 strength, efficiency, wealth, army
he	וְה֖וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of a prostitute	זוֹנָ֑ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and Gilead	גִּלְעָ֖ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
was his	יִפְתָּֽח׃	yip̄·tāḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
father	וַיּ֥וֹלֶד	way·yō·w·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget

Judges 11:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Gilead’s	גִּלְעָ֛ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
bore him	וַתֵּ֧לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
sons	בָּנִ֑ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
who	בְֽנֵי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
grew up	וַיִּגְדְּל֨וּ	way·yiḡ·də·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1431 grow up, become great
drove Jephthah	יִפְתָּ֗ח	yip̄·tāḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3316 Jephthah
out	וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּ	way·ḡā·rə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1644 drive out, cast out
and said	וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to him	לוֹ֙	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
You shall have no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
inheritance	תִנְחַ֣ל	ṯin·ḥal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5157 get or take as a possession
in our father’s	אָבִ֔ינוּ	’ā·ḇî·nū	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural	H1 father
house	בְּבֵית־	bə·ḇêṯ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you	אָֽתָּה׃	’āt·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of another	אַחֶ֖רֶת	’a·ḥe·reṯ	Adjective - feminine singular	H312 another
woman	אִשָּׁ֥ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Cross-references

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Judges 11:1 Hebrews 11:32 · Judges 6:12 · 2 Kings 5:1

Judges 11:2 Proverbs 2:16 · Genesis 12:10 · Deuteronomy 23:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.