Hakim-hakim 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, ¹  the seventy legitimate ²  sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, ³  because he hid.

Hakim-hakim 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ⁴  and gave them ⁵  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 18:3

18:3 As they approached ⁷  Micah’s house, they recognized the accent ⁸  of the young Levite. So they stopped ⁹  there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?” ¹⁰ 

Hakim-hakim 18:19

18:19 They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser ¹¹  and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” ¹² 

Hakim-hakim 19:3

19:3 her husband came ¹³  after her, hoping he could convince her to return. ¹⁴  He brought with him his servant ¹⁵  and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly. ¹⁶ 

[9:5]  ¹ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[9:5]  ² tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:5]  ³ tn Heb “remained.”

[14:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

[14:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

[14:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”

[18:3]  ⁷ tn Or “When they were near.”

[18:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “voice.” This probably means that “his speech was Judahite [i.e., southern] like their own, not Israelite [i.e., northern]” (R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 263).

[18:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “turned aside.”

[18:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “What [is there] to you here?”

[18:19]  ¹¹ tn See the note on the word “adviser” in 17:10.

[18:19]  ¹² tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”

[19:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “arose and came.”

[19:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “to speak to her heart to bring her back.”

[19:3]  ¹⁵ tn Or “young man.”

[19:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he was happy to meet him.”