Cross Reference 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 11:1} Now Jephthah 3316 the Gileadite 1569 was x1961 a mighty man 1368 of valour, 2428 and he x1931 [was] the son 1121 of an harlot: 802 2181 z8802 and Gilead 1568 begat 3205 z8686 x853 Jephthah. 3316

Jephthah:
"Andª whatª shall I² ° moreª say?ª ° forª the¹ timeª would failª ° meª to tellª ° ofª Gedeon,ª andª [of] Barak,ª andª [of] Samson,ª andª [of] Jephthae;ª [of] Davidª also,² ¹ and² ¹ Samuel,ª andª [of] the¹ prophets:ª" {Hbr 11:32}, called Jephthae

a mighty:
"And the angelª of the LORDª appearedª ° unto¹ him, and saidª ° unto¹ him, The LORDª [is] with¹ thee, thou mighty² man¹ of valour.ª" {Jdg 6:12} + "Now Naaman,ª captainª of the hostª of the kingª of Syria,ª was¹ a greatª manª withª his master,ª and honourable,ª °¹ because¹ by him the LORDª had givenª ° deliveranceª unto Syria:ª he was¹ also a mightyª manª in valour,ª [but he was] a leper.ª °" {2Kg 5:1}

an harlot:
Probably zonah should be rendered as in "And Joshuaª the sonª of Nunª sentª ° out of¹ Shittimª twoª men² ¹ to spyª ° secretly,ª saying,ª ° Go² °¹ viewª °¹ the land,ª even Jericho.ª And they went,² °¹ and came² ° into¹ an harlot'sª °¹ house,ª ² namedª Rahab,ª and lodgedª ° there.¹" {Jsh 2:1}, a hostess, or inn-keeper, so Targum of Jonathan, wehoo bar ittetha pundekeetha, "and he was the son of a woman, a tavern-keeper." She was very probably a Canaanite, as she is called, "And Gilead'sª wifeª bareª ° him sons;ª and his wife'sª sonsª grew up,ª ° and they thrust outª °¹ Jephthah,ª and saidª ° unto him, Thou shalt not¹ inheritª ° in our father'sª house;ª for¹ thou¹ [art] the sonª of a strangeª woman.ª" {Jdg 11:2}, a strange woman, ishah achereth, "a woman of another race;" and on this account his brethren drove him from the family, as not having a full right to the inheritance.