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Judges 11:1

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

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וְיִפְתָּ֣חveyiftachand Jephthahיִפְתָּחconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Jephthah”H3316Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in PalestineJephthah, Jiphtah.הַגִּלְעָדִ֗יhagiladithe Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיdefinite article, noun, gentilic, masculine, singular, absolute — “the Gileadite”, the ordinary formH1569a Giladite or descendant of GiladGileadite.הָיָה֙hayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.גִּבּ֣וֹרgiborchampionגִּבּוֹרadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “champion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1368powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrantchampion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.חַ֔יִלchayilarmyחַיִלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “army”, the ordinary formH2428probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strengthable, activity, ([phrase]) army, band of men (soldiers), company, (great) forces, goods, host, might, power, riches, strength, strong, substance, train, ([phrase]) valiant(-ly), valour, virtuous(-ly), war, worthy(-ily).וְה֖וּאvehuand as for herהוּאconjunction, pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אִשָּׁ֣הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.זוֹנָ֑הzonahcommit fornicationזָנָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “commit fornication”, a verb used as a describing wordH2181to commit adultery (usually of the female, and less often of simple fornication, rarely of involuntary ravishment); figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)(cause to) commit fornication, [idiom] continually, [idiom] great, (be an, play the) harlot, (cause to be, play the) whore, (commit, fall to) whoredom, (cause to) go a-whoring, whorish.וַיּ֥וֹלֶדvayoledand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…גִּלְעָ֖דgiladGileadגִּלְעָדnoun, proper name — “Gilead”H1568Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three IsraelitesGilead, Gileadite.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יִפְתָּֽחyiftachJephthahיִפְתָּחnoun, proper name — “Jephthah”H3316Jiphtach, an Israelite; also a place in PalestineJephthah, Jiphtah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jephthah the Gileadite hath been a mighty man of valour, and he [is] son of a woman, a harlot; and Gilead begetteth Jephthah,

World English Bible

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor. He was the son of a prostitute. Gilead became the father of Jephthah.

Darby Translation

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead had begotten Jephthah.

Douay-Rheims

There was at that time Jephte the Galaadite, a most valiant man and a warrior, the son of a woman that was a harlot, and his father was Galaad.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Jephthae the Galaadite was a mighty man; and he was the son of a harlot, who bore Jephthae to Galaad.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Ἰεφθάε ὁ Γαλααδίτης ἐπῃρμένος δυνάμει, καὶ αὐτὸς υἱοῖς γυναικὸς πόρνης, ἣ ἐγέννησε τῷ Γαλαὰδ τὸν Ἰεφθάε.