Hakim-hakim 12:5

12:5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River ¹  opposite Ephraim. ²  Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive ³  said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked ⁴  him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

Hakim-hakim 18:3

18:3 As they approached ⁵  Micah’s house, they recognized the accent ⁶  of the young Levite. So they stopped ⁷  there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?” ⁸ 

[12:5]  ¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:5]  ² tn Or “against Ephraim,” that is, so as to prevent Ephraim from crossing.

[12:5]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has a plural form here.

[12:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “say to.”

[18:3]  ⁵ tn Or “When they were near.”

[18:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “voice.” This probably means that “his speech was Judahite [i.e., southern] like their own, not Israelite [i.e., northern]” (R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 263).

[18:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “turned aside.”

[18:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “What [is there] to you here?”