Judges 11:2 — Bible Verse (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.”
Judges 11:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 11:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 11:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Gilead’s wife bore him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they drove Jephthah out and said to him, “You will not inherit in our father’s house, for you are the son of another woman.””
Judges 11:2 — World English Bible
Judges 11:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Gilead’s wife bare him sons; and when his wife’s sons grew up, they drove out Jephthah, and said unto him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father’s house; for thou art the son of another woman. ”
Judges 11:2 — American Standard Version
Judges 11:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the wife of Gilead beareth to him sons, and the wife's sons grow up and cast out Jephthah, and say to him, `Thou dost not inherit in the house of our father; for son of another woman <FI>art<Fi> thou.'”
Judges 11:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 11:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Gilead's wife bore him sons; and when his wife's sons were grown, they expelled Jephthah, and said to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of another woman. ”
Judges 11:2 — Darby Translation
Judges 11:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Gileads wife bare him sonnes, and when the womans children were come to age, they thrust out Iphtah, and sayd vnto him, Thou shalt not inherite in our fathers house: for thou art the sonne of a strange woman.”
Judges 11:2 — Geneva Bible
Judges 11:2 in Context — 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.
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.
4 And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.
What Does Judges 11:2 Mean?
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