Hakim-hakim 5:11

5:11 Hear ¹  the sound of those who divide the sheep ²  among the watering places;

there they tell of ³  the Lord’s victorious deeds,

the victorious deeds of his warriors ⁴  in Israel.

Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates –

Hakim-hakim 16:19

16:19 She made him go to sleep on her lap ⁵  and then called a man in to shave off ⁶  the seven braids of his hair. ⁷  She made him vulnerable ⁸  and his strength left him.

Hakim-hakim 20:2

20:2 The leaders ⁹  of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered ¹⁰  four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

[5:11]  ¹ tn The word “Hear” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

[5:11]  ² tn The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Some translate “those who distribute the water” (HALOT 344 s.v. חצץ pi). For other options see B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 246-47.

[5:11]  ³ tn Or perhaps “repeat.”

[5:11]  ⁴ tn See the note on the term “warriors” in v. 7.

[16:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “on her knees.” The expression is probably euphemistic for sexual intercourse. See HALOT 160-61 s.v. בֶּרֶךְ.

[16:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “she called for a man and she shaved off.” The point seems to be that Delilah acted through the instrumentality of the man. See J. A. Soggin, Judges (OTL), 254.

[16:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “head.” By metonymy the hair of his head is meant.

[16:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “She began to humiliate him.” Rather than referring to some specific insulting action on Delilah’s part after Samson’s hair was shaved off, this statement probably means that she, through the devious actions just described, began the process of Samson’s humiliation which culminates in the following verses.

[20:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “the cornerstones”; or “the supports.” The word is used of leaders in only three other texts – 1 Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13; Zech 10:4.

[20:2]  ¹⁰ tn The words “which numbered” are supplied in the translation for clarification.