25:1 If controversy arises between people, 5 they should go to court for judgment. When the judges 6 hear the case, they shall exonerate 7 the innocent but condemn 8 the guilty.
15:20 Then Saul said to Samuel, “But I have obeyed 9 the Lord! I went on the campaign 10 the Lord sent me on. I brought back King Agag of the Amalekites after exterminating the Amalekites.
1 tn Heb “ the
2 tn The Hebrew text includes “to possess it.”
3 tn Or “from beneath the sky.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context.
4 sn This command is fulfilled in 1 Sam 15:1-33.
5 tn Heb “men.”
6 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the judges) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “declare to be just”; KJV, NASB “justify the righteous”; NAB, NIV “acquitting the innocent.”
8 tn Heb “declare to be evil”; NIV “condemning the guilty (+ party NAB).”
9 tn Heb “listened to the voice of the
10 tn Heb “journey.”