Hakim-hakim 2:6

The End of an Era

2:6 When Joshua dismissed ¹  the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, ²  intending to take possession of the land.

Hakim-hakim 6:16

6:16 The Lord said to him, “Ah, but ³  I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.” ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 6:36

6:36 Gideon said to God, “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, ⁵  as you promised, then give me a sign as proof. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 10:3

10:3 Jair the Gileadite rose up after him; he led Israel for twenty-two years.

Hakim-hakim 13:2

13:2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 15:3

15:3 Samson said to them, ⁸  “This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!” ⁹ 

Hakim-hakim 17:5

17:5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine. ¹⁰  He made an ephod ¹¹  and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest. ¹² 

Hakim-hakim 17:13

17:13 Micah said, “Now I know God will make me rich, ¹³  because I have this Levite as my priest.”

Hakim-hakim 18:15

18:15 They stopped ¹⁴  there, went inside the young Levite’s house (which belonged to Micah), ¹⁵  and asked him how he was doing. ¹⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 19:14

19:14 So they traveled on, ¹⁷  and the sun went down when they were near Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin. ¹⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 20:14

20:14 The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah ¹⁹  to make war against the Israelites.

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “sent away.”

[2:6]  ² tn Heb “the Israelites went each to his inheritance.”

[6:16]  ³ tn Or “certainly.”

[6:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “You will strike down Midian as one man.” The idiom “as one man” emphasizes the collective unity of a group (see Judg 20:8, 11). Here it may carry the force, “as if they were just one man.”

[6:36]  ⁵ tn More literally, “you are about to deliver Israel by my hand.”

[6:36]  ⁶ tn The words “then give me a sign as proof” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[13:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “and had not given birth.”

[15:3]  ⁸ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the (original) LXX has the singular “to him.”

[15:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “I am innocent this time from the Philistines when I do with them harm.”

[17:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “house of God.”

[17:5]  ¹¹ sn Here an ephod probably refers to a priestly garment (cf. Exod 28:4-6).

[17:5]  ¹² tn Heb “and he filled the hand of one of his sons and he became his priest.”

[17:13]  ¹³ tn Heb “do good for me.”

[18:15]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “turned aside.”

[18:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Micah’s house.”

[18:15]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “they asked him concerning peace.”

[19:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and they passed by and went.”

[19:14]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “which belongs to Benjamin.”

[20:14]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “assembled from the cities at Gibeah.”