Hakim-hakim 2:7

2:7 The people worshiped ¹  the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men ²  who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed ³  all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 16:17

16:17 Finally he told her his secret. ⁵  He said to her, “My hair has never been cut, ⁶  for I have been dedicated to God ⁷  from the time I was conceived. ⁸  If my head ⁹  were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.”

[2:7]  ¹ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[2:7]  ² tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”

[16:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[16:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “a razor has not come upon my head.”

[16:17]  ⁷ tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

[16:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “from the womb of my mother.”

[16:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “I.” The referent has been made more specific in the translation (“my head”).