Judges 11:1 - Compare All Versions
Judges 11:1 NIV (New International Version)
Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute.
Judges 11:1 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Judges 11:1 NLT (New Living Translation)
Now Jephthah of Gilead was a great warrior. He was the son of Gilead, but his mother was a prostitute.
Judges 11:1 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute, and Gilead was his father.
Judges 11:1 KJV (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.
Judges 11:1 NKJV (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.
Judges 11:1-3 MSG (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.
Judges 11:1 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a valiant warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. And Gilead had fathered Jephthah.
Judges 11:1 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior, but he was the son of a prostitute. Gilead was the father of Jephthah.
Judges 11:1 NET (New English Translation)
Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father.