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 20:16

20:16 Among this army ³  were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. ⁴  Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target. ⁵ 

[2:6]  ¹ tn Or “sent away.”

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

[20:16]  ³ tn Heb “And from all this people.”

[20:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “seven hundred choice men, bound/restricted in the right hand.” On the significance of the idiom, “bound/restricted in the right hand,” see the translator’s note on 3:15.

[20:16]  ⁵ tn “at a single hair and not miss.”