Hakim-hakim 1:22

Partial Success

1:22 When the men ¹  of Joseph attacked ²  Bethel, ³  the Lord was with them.

Hakim-hakim 2:5

2:5 They named that place Bokim ⁴  and offered sacrifices to the Lord there.

[1:22]  ¹ tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.

[1:22]  ² tn Heb “went up.”

[1:22]  ³ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[2:5]  ⁴ sn Bokim means “weeping ones” and is derived from the Hebrew verb בָּכָא (bakha’, “to weep”).