Hakim-hakim 1:21

1:21 The men of Benjamin, however, did not conquer the Jebusites living in Jerusalem. ¹  The Jebusites live with the people of Benjamin in Jerusalem to this very day. ² 

Hakim-hakim 2:11

A Monotonous Cycle

2:11 The Israelites did evil before ³  the Lord by worshiping ⁴  the Baals.

Hakim-hakim 3:17

3:17 He brought the tribute payment to King Eglon of Moab. (Now Eglon was a very fat man.)

Hakim-hakim 3:25

3:25 They waited so long they were embarrassed, but he still did not open the doors of the upper room. Finally they took the key and opened the doors. ⁵  Right before their eyes was their master, sprawled out dead on the floor! ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 6:18

6:18 Do not leave this place until I come back ⁷  with a gift ⁸  and present it to you.” The Lord said, “I will stay here until you come back.”

Hakim-hakim 8:1

8:1 The Ephraimites said to him, “Why have you done such a thing to us? You did not summon us ⁹  when you went to fight the Midianites!” They argued vehemently with him.

Hakim-hakim 11:1-2

11:1 Now Jephthah the Gileadite was a brave warrior. His mother was a prostitute, but Gilead was his father. ¹⁰  11:2 Gilead’s wife also gave ¹¹  him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him, “You are not going to inherit any of our father’s wealth, ¹²  because you are another woman’s son.”

Hakim-hakim 15:4

15:4 Samson went and captured three hundred jackals ¹³  and got some torches. He tied the jackals in pairs by their tails and then tied a torch to each pair. ¹⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 18:18

18:18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole ¹⁵  the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”

Hakim-hakim 20:32

20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ¹⁶  and lure them ¹⁷  away from the city into the main roads.”

[1:21]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[1:21]  ² sn The statement to this very day reflects the perspective of the author, who must have written prior to David’s conquest of the Jebusites (see 2 Sam 5:6-7).

[2:11]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[2:11]  ⁴ tn Or “serving”; or “following.”

[3:25]  ⁵ tn The words “the doors” are supplied.

[3:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “See, their master, fallen to the ground, dead.”

[6:18]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “to you,” but this has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “and I will bring out my gift.” The precise nuance of the Hebrew word מִנְחָה (minkhah, “gift”) is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a gift offered as a sign of goodwill or submission. In some cases it is used of a gift offered to appease someone whom the offerer has offended. The word can also carry a sacrificial connotation.

[8:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “by not summoning us.”

[11:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “Now he was the son of a woman, a prostitute, and Gilead fathered Jephthah.”

[11:2]  ¹¹ tn Heb “bore.”

[11:2]  ¹² tn Heb “in the house of our father.”

[15:4]  ¹³ tn Traditionally, “foxes.”

[15:4]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “He turned tail to tail and placed one torch between the two tails in the middle.”

[18:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “These went into Micah’s house and took.”

[20:32]  ¹⁶ tn Or “run away.”

[20:32]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).