Hakim-hakim 14:4

14:4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing, ¹  because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines ²  (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

Hakim-hakim 18:12

18:12 They went up and camped in Kiriath Jearim in Judah. (To this day that place is called Camp of Dan. ³  It is west ⁴  of Kiriath Jearim.)

[14:4]  ¹ tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”

[14:4]  ² tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”

[18:12]  ³ tn Or “Mahaneh Dan”; the Hebrew term “Mahaneh” means “camp [of].” Many English versions retain the transliterated Hebrew expression, but cf. CEV “Dan’s Camp.”

[18:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “behind.”