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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויפתח הגלעדי היה גבור חיל והוא בן אשה זונה ויולד גלעד את יפתח
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyptKH hgl`dy hyh gbvr KHyl vhvA bn ASHh zvnh vyvld gl`d At yptKH

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
fuit illo tempore Iepthae Galaadites vir fortissimus atque pugnator filius meretricis mulieris qui natus est de Galaad

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
New King James Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah.
21st Century King James Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot; and Gilead begot Jephthah.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
Darby Bible Translation   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
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.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
God's Word   
Jephthah was a soldier from the region of Gilead. Jephthah's father was named Gilead. His mother was a prostitute.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
Jephthah the Gileadite was a great warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
International Standard Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant soldier, but he was also the son of a prostitute and Jephthah's father Gilead.
NET Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father.
New American Standard Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
New International Version   
Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.
New Living Translation   
Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
The World English Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, and he was the son of a prostitute: and Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jephthah of Gilead was a brave soldier. His father's name was Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute.
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,
New Life Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a powerful soldier. But he was the son of a woman who sold the use of her body. Jephthah’s father was Gilead.
The Voice Bible   
Now Jephthah of Gilead was the son of a prostitute but a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead,
Living Bible   
Now Jephthah was a great warrior from the land of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute. His father (whose name was Gilead) had several other sons by his legitimate wife, and when these half brothers grew up, they chased Jephthah out of the country. “You son of a whore!” they said. “You’ll not get any of our father’s estate.”
New Catholic Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a harlot. And Gilead became the father of Jephthah.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Now Jephthah existed then, a Gileadite, a mighty man of valour, the son of a harlot unto whom Gilead had begat a son.
Christian Standard Bible   
Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was Jephthah’s father.
New Century Version   
Jephthah was a strong soldier from Gilead. His father was named Gilead, and his mother was a prostitute.
The Message   
Jephthah the Gileadite was one tough warrior. He was the son of a prostitute, but Gilead was his father. Meanwhile Gilead’s legal wife had given him other sons, and when they grew up, his wife’s sons threw Jephthah out. They told him: “You’re not getting any of our family inheritance—you’re the son of another woman.” So Jephthah fled from his brothers and went to live in the land of Tob. Some riffraff joined him and went around with him.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a powerful warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite, the son of a prostitute, was a mighty warrior. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Good News Translation®   
Jephthah, a brave soldier from Gilead, was the son of a prostitute. His father Gilead
Wycliffe Bible   
And so in that time Jephthah, a man of Gilead, was a full strong man, and a fighter, the son of a woman whore, the which Jephthah was born of Gilead. (Now at that time Jephthah, a Gileadite, was a very strong man, and a fighter, the son of a whore-woman, and his father was Gilead.)
Contemporary English Version   
The leaders of the Gilead clan decided to ask a brave warrior named Jephthah son of Gilead to lead the attack against the Ammonites. Even though Jephthah belonged to the Gilead clan, he had earlier been forced to leave the region where they had lived. Jephthah was the son of a prostitute, but his half brothers were the sons of his father's wife. One day his half brothers told him, “You don't really belong to our family, so you can't have any of the family property.” Then they forced Jephthah to leave home. Jephthah went to the country of Tob, where he was joined by a number of men who would do anything for money. So the leaders of Gilead went to Jephthah and said,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite, the son of a prostitute, was a mighty warrior. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite, the son of a prostitute, was a mighty warrior. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. Gilead was his father, but he was a prostitute’s son.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Jephthah the Gileadite was a warrior. He was the son of a prostitute, fathered by Gilead.
New American Standard Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. And Gilead had fathered Jephthah.
The Expanded Bible   
Jephthah was a ·strong soldier [mighty warrior] from Gilead [C a region east of the Jordan]. His father was named Gilead, and his mother was a prostitute.
Tree of Life Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was son of a prostitute, while Gilead was Jephthah’s father.
Revised Standard Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a harlot. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
New International Reader's Version   
Jephthah was a mighty warrior. He was from the land of Gilead. His father’s name was Gilead. Jephthah’s mother was a prostitute.
BRG Bible   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he was the son of an harlot: and Gilead begat Jephthah.
Complete Jewish Bible   
Now Yiftach, a brave soldier from Gil‘ad, was the son of a prostitute. His father, Gil‘ad,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite, the son of a prostitute, was a mighty warrior. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Now Yiftach the Gileadi was a gibbor chayil, and he was the ben of an isha zonah; and Gil‘ad fathered Yiftach.
Names of God Bible   
Jephthah was a soldier from the region of Gilead. Jephthah’s father was named Gilead. His mother was a prostitute.
Modern English Version   
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valor, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jephthah was from the tribe of Gilead. He was a strong soldier. But Jephthah was the son of a prostitute. His father was a man named Gilead.
International Children’s Bible   
Jephthah was from the people of Gilead. He was a strong soldier. His father was named Gilead, and his mother was a prostitute.
Lexham English Bible   
Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior; he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
New International Version - UK   
Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.