Judges 11:1

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

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Hebrew words

וְיִפְתָּחveyiftachand JephthahH3316הַגִּלְעָדִיhagil'adithe GileaditeH1569הָיָהhayahhe wasH1961גִּבּוֹרgibora mighty [man] ofH1368חַיִלchayilstrengthH2428וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931בֶּן־ben-[was] [the] son ofH1121אִשָּׁה'ishaha womanH802זוֹנָהzonaha prostituteH2181וַיּוֹלֶדvaiyoledand he fatheredH3205גִּלְעָדgil'adGileadH1568אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יִפְתָּח׃yiftachJephthahH3316

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Related verses

Hebrews 11:32
And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets:And what more shall I say? Time will not allow me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel, and the prophets,
Judges 6:12
And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.And the angel of the LORD appeared to Gideon and said, “The LORD is with you, O mighty man of valor.”
2 Kings 5:1
Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria: he was also a mighty man in valour, but he was a leper.Now Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great man in his master’s sight and highly regarded, for through him the LORD had given victory to Aram. And he was a mighty man of valor, but he was a leper.

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People and places

People: Gilead (Judges 11), Jephthah