Judges 11 · Verse 2

Judges 11:2

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.
Judges 11:2, King James Version

Judges 11:2 in other translations

BSBAnd 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.”
WEBGilead’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.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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 art thou.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBEAnd Gilead's wife gave birth to sons, and when her sons became men, they sent Jephthah away, saying, You have no part in the heritage of our father's house, for you are the son of another woman.
WebsterAnd Gilead's wife bore him sons; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said to him, Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house; for thou art the son of a strange woman.

What does Judges 11:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house--As there were children by the legitimate wife, the son of the secondary one was not entitled to any share of the patrimony, and the prior claim of the others was indisputable. Hence, as the brothers of Jephthah seem to have resorted to rude and violent treatment, they must have been influenced by some secret ill-will.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 11:1-11

Men ought not to be blamed for their parentage, so long as they by their personal merits roll away any reproach. God had forgiven Israel, therefore Jephthah will forgive. He speaks not with confidence of his success, knowing how justly God might suffer the Ammonites to prevail for the further punishment of Israel. Nor does he speak with any confidence at all in himself. If he succeed, it is the Lord delivers them…

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Judges 11:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתֵּ֧לֶדva.Te.ledand she boreH3205
אֵֽשֶׁת\־'e.shet-[the] wife ofH802
גִּלְעָ֛דgil.'AdGileadH1568
ל֖וֹloto <the> him
בָּנִ֑יםba.NimsonsH1121
וַיִּגְדְּל֨וּvai.yig.de.Luand they grew upH1431
בְֽנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121
הָאִשָּׁ֜הha.'i.Shahthe wifeH802
וַיְגָרְשׁ֣וּvay.ga.re.Shuand they drove outH1644
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יִפְתָּ֗חyif.TachJephthahH3316
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruand they saidH559
לוֹ֙loto <the> him
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
תִנְחַ֣לtin.Chalyou will have an inheritanceH5157
בְּבֵית\־be.veit-in [the] house ofH1004
אָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nufather ourH1
כִּ֛יkiforH3588
בֶּן\־ben-[are] [the] son ofH1121
אִשָּׁ֥ה'i.Shaha womanH802
אַחֶ֖רֶת'a.Che.retanotherH312
אָֽתָּה\׃'A.tahyouH859

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 11:2

  • Proverbs 2:16

    To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger which flattereth with her words;

  • Genesis 12:10

    And there was 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

    A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord; even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.

  • Proverbs 5:20

    And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

  • Galatians 4:30

    Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman.

  • Proverbs 5:3

    For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:

  • Proverbs 6:24-26

    To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. For by means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thrust out.
Ge 12:10; De 23:2; Ga 4:30
a strange.
Pr 2:16; 5:3,20; 6:24-26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

  • Judges 11:2

    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.

  • Judges 11:3

    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.

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Judges 11:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y la mujer de Galaad también le había parido hijos; los cuales cuando fueron grandes, echaron fuera á Jephté, diciéndole: No heredarás en la casa de nuestro padre, porque eres bastardo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et la femme de Galaad lui enfanta des fils; et les fils de sa femme grandirent, et chassèrent Jephthé, et lui dirent: Tu n’auras point d’héritage dans la maison de notre père; car toi, tu es fils d’une autre femme.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und auch das Weib Gileads gebar ihm Söhne; und als die Söhne des Weibes groß wurden, da vertrieben sie Jephtha und sprachen zu ihm: Du sollst nicht erben im Hause unseres Vaters, denn du bist der Sohn eines anderen Weibes.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Habuit autem Galaad uxorem, de qua suscepit filios: qui postquam creverant, ejecerunt Jephte, dicentes: Hæres in domo patris nostri esse non poteris, quia de altera matre natus es.