Hakim-hakim 1:31

1:31 The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco or Sidon, ¹  nor did they conquer Ahlab, Aczib, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob. ² 

Hakim-hakim 1:34

1:34 The Amorites forced the people of Dan to live in the hill country. They did not allow them to live in ³  the coastal plain.

Hakim-hakim 3:7

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3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁴  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 3:30

3:30 Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

Hakim-hakim 5:4

5:4 O Lord, when you departed ⁶  from Seir,

when you marched from Edom’s plains,

the earth shook, the heavens poured down,

the clouds poured down rain. ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 5:26

5:26 Her left ⁸  hand reached for the tent peg,

her right hand for the workmen’s hammer.

She “hammered” ⁹  Sisera,

she shattered his skull, ¹⁰ 

she smashed his head, ¹¹ 

she drove the tent peg through his temple. ¹² 

Hakim-hakim 6:12

6:12 The Lord’s messenger appeared and said to him, “The Lord is with you, courageous warrior!”

Hakim-hakim 9:26

9:26 Gaal son of Ebed ¹³  came through Shechem with his brothers. The leaders of Shechem transferred their loyalty to him. ¹⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 9:52

9:52 Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

Hakim-hakim 11:5

11:5 When the Ammonites attacked, ¹⁵  the leaders ¹⁶  of Gilead asked Jephthah to come back ¹⁷  from the land of Tob.

Hakim-hakim 11:40

11:40 Every year ¹⁸  Israelite women commemorate ¹⁹  the daughter of Jephthah the Gileadite for four days. ²⁰ 

Hakim-hakim 18:4

18:4 He told them what Micah had done for him, saying, ²¹  “He hired me and I became his priest.”

Hakim-hakim 18:20

18:20 The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. ²² 

Hakim-hakim 20:17

20:17 The men of Israel (not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior. ²³ 

Hakim-hakim 21:24

21:24 Then the Israelites dispersed from there to their respective tribal and clan territories. Each went from there to his own property. ²⁴ 

[1:31]  ¹ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[1:31]  ² tn Heb “The men of Asher did not conquer the people living in Acco, the people living in Sidon, Ahlab, Acco, Helbah, Aphek, or Rehob.”

[1:34]  ³ tn Heb “come down into.”

[3:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:7]  ⁵ sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

[5:4]  ⁶ tn Or “went out.”

[5:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “water.”

[5:26]  ⁸ tn The adjective “left” is interpretive, based on the context. Note that the next line pictures Jael holding the hammer with her right hand.

[5:26]  ⁹ tn The verb used here is from the same root as the noun “hammer” in the preceding line.

[5:26]  ¹⁰ tn Or “head.”

[5:26]  ¹¹ tn The phrase “his head” (an implied direct object) is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:26]  ¹² tn Heb “she pierced his temple.”

[9:26]  ¹³ sn The name Gaal derives from, or at least sounds like, a Hebrew verb meaning “to abhor, loathe.” His father’s name, Ebed, means “servant.” Perhaps then this could be translated, “loathsome one, son of a servant.” This individual’s very name (which may be the narrator’s nickname for him, not his actual name) seems to hint at his immoral character and lowly social status.

[9:26]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “trusted in him.” Here the verb probably describes more than a mental attitude. It is likely that the Shechemites made an alliance with Gaal and were now trusting him for protection in return for their loyalty (and probably tribute).

[11:5]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “When the Ammonites fought with Israel.”

[11:5]  ¹⁶ tn Or “elders.”

[11:5]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “went to take Jephthah.”

[11:40]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “From days to days,” a Hebrew idiom for “annually.”

[11:40]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “go to commemorate.” The rare Hebrew verb תָּנָה (tanah, “to tell; to repeat; to recount”) occurs only here and in 5:11.

[11:40]  ²⁰ tn The Hebrew text adds, “in the year.” This is redundant (note “every year” at the beginning of the verse) and has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[18:4]  ²¹ tn Heb “He said to them, ‘Such and such Micah has done for me.’” Though the statement is introduced and presented, at least in part, as a direct quotation (note especially “for me”), the phrase “such and such” appears to be the narrator’s condensed version of what the Levite really said.

[18:20]  ²² tn Heb “and went into the midst of the people.”

[20:17]  ²³ tn Heb “a man of war.”

[21:24]  ²⁴ tn Heb “his inheritance.”