Examples of faithful ones like Joseph, who showed mercy to his brothers ​ — even though “they began to hate him ” — ​ may also have influenced Jephthah’s response.
وَتَأَثَّرَ يَفْتَاحُ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْجَحِ بِأَمْثِلَةِ رِجَالِ ٱلْإِيمَانِ كَيُوسُفَ ٱلَّذِي أَظْهَرَ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ لِإِخْوَتِهِ مَعَ أَنَّهُمْ « أَبْغَضُوهُ » .‏