וְיִפְתָּ֣ח הַגִּלְעָדִ֗י הָיָה֙ גִּבּ֣וֹר חַ֔יִל וְה֖וּא בֶּן־אִשָּׁ֣ה זוֹנָ֑ה וַיּ֥וֹלֶד גִּלְעָ֖ד אֶת־יִפְתָּֽח׃
Il y avait alors un vaillant guerrier, Jephté le Galaadite; c’était le fils d’une femme prostituée, et Ghilad était son père.
Tze'enah Ure'enah
“Jephtah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior, etc.” [11:1]. Jephtah the son of Gilead was the son of a concubine of Gilead. That is why he is called in Scripture, the son of a prostitute, because she was not a legal wife. That is why she is called a prostitute.1Radak, Judges, 11:1. Some sages say that zonah means a provider of food. That is to say, she kept an inn that had guests.2Radak, Judges, 11:1. The legitimate children of Gilead excluded Jephtah from the house of Gilead. They said: you will not inherit with us from our father. Jephtah fled and settled in the land called Tob. Many ordinary people and idlers gathered around Jephtah. That is to say, strong and irreligious people.