Hakim-hakim 1:14

1:14 One time Acsah ¹  came and charmed her father ²  so she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”

Hakim-hakim 2:3

2:3 At that time I also warned you, ³  ‘If you disobey, ⁴  I will not drive out the Canaanites ⁵  before you. They will ensnare you ⁶  and their gods will lure you away.’” ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 13:3

13:3 The Lord’s angelic ⁸  messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, “You ⁹  are infertile and childless, ¹⁰  but you will conceive and have a son.

[1:14]  ¹ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Acsah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:14]  ² tn Heb “him.” The pronoun could refer to Othniel, in which case one would translate, “she incited him [Othniel] to ask her father for a field.” This is problematic, however, for Acsah, not Othniel, makes the request in v. 15. The LXX has “he [Othniel] urged her to ask her father for a field.” This appears to be an attempt to reconcile the apparent inconsistency and probably does not reflect the original text. If Caleb is understood as the referent of the pronoun, the problem disappears. For a fuller discussion of the issue, see P. G. Mosca, “Who Seduced Whom? A Note on Joshua 15:18 // Judges 1:14,” CBQ 46 (1984): 18-22. The translation takes Caleb to be the referent, specified as “her father.”

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “And I also said.” The use of the perfect tense here suggests that the messenger is recalling an earlier statement (see Josh 23:12-13). However, some translate, “And I also say,” understanding the following words as an announcement of judgment upon those gathered at Bokim.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn The words “If you disobey” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See Josh 23:12-13.

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Canaanites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ⁶ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צִדִּים (tsiddim) is uncertain in this context. It may be related to an Akkadian cognate meaning “snare.” If so, a more literal translation would be “they will become snares to you.” Normally the term in question means “sides,” but this makes no sense here. On the basis of Num 33:55 some suggest the word for “thorns” has been accidentally omitted. If this word is added, the text would read, “they will become [thorns] in your sides” (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).

[2:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “their gods will become a snare to you.”

[13:3]  ⁸ tn The adjective “angelic” is interpretive (also in vv. 6, 9).

[13:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “Look, you.”

[13:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and have not given birth.”