Hakim-hakim 4:1

Deborah Summons Barak

4:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight ¹  after Ehud’s death.

Hakim-hakim 5:18

5:18 The men of Zebulun were not concerned about their lives; ² 

Naphtali charged on to the battlefields. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 8:31

8:31 His concubine, ⁴  who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 14:20

14:20 Samson’s bride was then given to his best man. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 18:21

18:21 They turned and went on their way, but they walked behind the children, the cattle, and their possessions. ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 19:13

19:13 He said to his servant, ⁸  “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns ⁹  and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

[4:1]  ¹ tn Heb “did evil in the eyes of the Lord.”

[5:18]  ² tn Heb “Zebulun was a people which despised its life even unto death.”

[5:18]  ³ tn Heb “Naphtali was on the heights of the field.”

[8:31]  ⁴ sn A concubine was a slave woman in ancient Near Eastern societies who was the legal property of her master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with her master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3).

[8:31]  ⁵ sn The name Abimelech means “my father is king.”

[14:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “to his companion who had been his attendant.”

[18:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “They turned and went and put the children, the cattle, and the possessions in front of them.”

[19:13]  ⁸ tn Or “young man.”

[19:13]  ⁹ tn Heb “we will enter one of the places.”