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.
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 11 of Judges. Jephthah is introduced as a mighty warrior but also as the son of a foreign woman and rejected by his brothers. Driven away from his family, he gathers around himself men without resources and is later called by the elders of Gilead when the Ammonite threat appears. The narrative immediately establishes the tension between social rejection and political usefulness: the one who was excluded becomes the leader the community needs.
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Da aber das Weib Gileads ihm Kinder gebar und des Weibes Kinder groß wurden, stießen sie Jephthah aus und sprachen zu ihm: Du sollst nicht erben in unsers Vaters Haus; denn du bist eines andern Weibes Sohn.
Y la mujer de Galaad también le había parido hijos; los cuales cuando fueron grandes, echaron fuera a Jephté, diciéndole: No heredarás en la casa de nuestro padre, porque eres bastardo.
La esposa de Galaad también le dio hijos. Cuando los hijos de su esposa crecieron, expulsaron a Jefté y le dijeron: «No tendrás herencia en la casa de nuestro padre, porque eres hijo de otra mujer».
La femme de Galaad lui enfanta des fils, qui, devenus grands, chassèrent Jephthé, et lui dirent: Tu n'hériteras pas dans la maison de notre père, car tu es fils d'une autre femme.
E la moglie di Galaad gli avea partoriti de’ figliuoli; e quando i figliuoli della moglie furono grandi, cacciarono Iefte, e gli dissero: Tu non avrai eredità nella casa di nostro padre; perciocchè tu sei figliuolo d’una donna straniera.
Também a mulher de Gileade lhe deu filhos, e, sendo os filhos desta mulher já grandes, expulsaram a Jefté, e lhe disseram: Não herdarás na casa de nosso pai, porque és filho de outra mulher.
基列 的妻子也給他生了幾個兒子。他妻子生的兒子長大後,就把 耶弗他 趕出去,說:「你不可在我們父家繼承產業,因為你是別的女人生的兒子。」
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