Judges 11:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 11:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְיִפְתָּ֣ח
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י
Gilʻâdîy
H1569
Gileadite
הָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
גִּבּ֣וֹר
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
חַ֔יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
זוֹנָ֑ה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
וַיּ֥וֹלֶד
yâlad
H3205
to bear
גִּלְעָ֖ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִפְתָּֽח
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a warrior of valor, but he the son of a whoring woman. Now Gilead had begotten Jephthah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).