Hakim-hakim 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ¹  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ² 

Hakim-hakim 2:10

2:10 That entire generation passed away; ³  a new generation grew up ⁴  that had not personally experienced the Lord’s presence or seen what he had done for Israel. ⁵ 

[1:1]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

[1:1]  ² tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

[2:10]  ³ tn Heb “All that generation were gathered to their fathers.”

[2:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose after them.”

[2:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “that did not know the Lord or the work which he had done for Israel.” The expressions “personally experienced” and “seen” are interpretive.