Gilead'swifeborehim sons;and when his wife'ssonsgrewup, they droveJephthahout and saidto him, "You shall not havean inheritancein our father'shouse,for you are the sonof anotherwoman."
Now there was a faminein the land;so Abramwentdownto Egyptto sojournthere,for the faminewas severein the land.
Therefore she saidto Abraham,"Driveout thismaidand her son,for the sonof thismaidshall not be an heirwith my sonIsaac."
To deliveryou from the strangewoman,From the adulteresswho flatterswith her words;
For whyshould you, my son,be exhilaratedwith an adulteressAnd embracethe bosomof a foreigner?
For the lipsof an adulteressdriphoneyAnd smootherthanoilis her speech;
But whatdoes the Scripturesay?"CASTOUT THE BONDWOMANAND HER SON,FOR THE SONOF THE BONDWOMANSHALL NOT BE AN HEIRWITH THE SONOF THE FREE WOMAN."
"Nooneof illegitimatebirthshall enterthe assemblyof the LORD;noneof his [descendants], evento the tenthgeneration,shall enterthe assemblyof the LORD.
Now Jephthahthe Gileaditewas a valiantwarrior,but he was the sonof a harlot.And Gileadwas the fatherof Jephthah.
So Jephthahfledfrom his brothersand livedin the landof Tob;and worthlessfellowsgatheredthemselves aboutJephthah,and they wentout with him.