Hakim-hakim 3:24

3:24 When Ehud had left, Eglon’s ¹  servants came and saw the locked doors of the upper room. They said, “He must be relieving himself ²  in the well-ventilated inner room.” ³ 

Hakim-hakim 20:9

20:9 Now this is what we will do to Gibeah: We will attack the city as the lot dictates. ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 20:38

20:38 The Israelites and the men hiding in ambush had arranged a signal. When the men hiding in ambush ⁵  sent up a smoke signal from the city,

Hakim-hakim 1:3

1:3 The men of Judah said to their relatives, the men of Simeon, ⁶  “Invade our allotted land with us and help us attack the Canaanites. ⁷  Then we ⁸  will go with you into your allotted land.” So the men of Simeon went with them.

Hakim-hakim 1:17

1:17 The men of Judah went with their brothers the men of Simeon ⁹  and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They wiped out Zephath. ¹⁰  So people now call the city Hormah. ¹¹ 

Hakim-hakim 5:15-16

5:15 Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah,

the men of Issachar ¹²  supported ¹³  Barak;

into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. ¹⁴ 

Among the clans of Reuben there was intense ¹⁵  heart searching. ¹⁶ 

5:16 Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, ¹⁷ 

listening to the shepherds playing their pipes ¹⁸  for their flocks? ¹⁹ 

As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

Hakim-hakim 9:29

9:29 If only these men ²⁰  were under my command, ²¹  I would get rid of Abimelech!” He challenged Abimelech, ²²  “Muster ²³  your army and come out for battle!” ²⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 11:25

11:25 Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them? ²⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. ²⁶  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; ²⁷  they struck down ²⁸  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

Hakim-hakim 1:15

1:15 She answered, “Please give me a special present. ²⁹  Since you have given me land in the Negev, now give me springs of water.” So Caleb gave her both the upper and lower springs. ³⁰ 

Hakim-hakim 13:5

13:5 Look, you will conceive and have a son. ³¹  You must never cut his hair, ³²  for the child will be dedicated to God ³³  from birth. He will begin to deliver Israel from the power ³⁴  of the Philistines.”

Hakim-hakim 14:16-17

14:16 So Samson’s bride cried on his shoulder ³⁵  and said, “You must ³⁶  hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men ³⁷  a riddle, but you have not told me the solution.” He said to her, “Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?” ³⁸  14:17 She cried on his shoulder ³⁹  until the party was almost over. ⁴⁰  Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. ⁴¹  Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. ⁴² 

Hakim-hakim 18:1

The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance

18:1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place ⁴³  to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. ⁴⁴ 

[3:24]  ¹ tn Heb “his.”

[3:24]  ² tn Heb “covering his feet” (i.e., with his outer garments while he relieves himself).

[3:24]  ³ tn The Hebrew expression translated “well-ventilated inner room” may refer to the upper room itself or to a bathroom attached to or within it.

[20:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “against her by lot.” The verb “we will go up” (נַעֲלֶה, na’aleh) has probably been accidentally omitted before “against her” (עָלֶיהָ, ’aleha).

[20:9]  sn As the lot dictates. The Israelite soldiers intended to cast lots to determine which tribe would lead the battle charge (see v. 18).

[20:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men hiding in ambush) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “Judah said to Simeon, his brother.”

[1:3]  ⁷ tn Heb “Come up with me into our allotted land and let us attack the Canaanites.”

[1:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “I.” The Hebrew pronoun is singular, agreeing with the collective singular “Judah” earlier in the verse. English style requires a plural pronoun here, however.

[1:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “Judah went with Simeon, his brother.”

[1:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Zephath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:17]  ¹¹ sn The name Hormah (חָרְמָה, khormah) sounds like the Hebrew verb translated “wipe out” (חָרַם, kharam).

[5:15]  ¹² tn Heb “Issachar.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:15]  ¹³ tn Or “was true to.”

[5:15]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “at his feet.”

[5:15]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “great was.”

[5:15]  ¹⁶ tc The great majority of Hebrew mss have “resolves of heart,” but a few mss read “searchings of heart,” which is preferable in light of v. 16.

[5:16]  ¹⁷ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word מִשְׁפְּתַיִם (mishpÿtayim) is uncertain. Some understand the word to mean “campfires.”

[5:16]  ¹⁸ tn Or “whistling.”

[5:16]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “listening to the pipe playing for the flocks.”

[9:29]  ²⁰ tn Heb “people.”

[9:29]  ²¹ tn Heb “in my hand.”

[9:29]  sn If only these men were under my command. One might assume from v. 26b that the men were already at his disposal, but perhaps that was not one of the terms of the agreement. Another possibility is that v. 26 is a general summary statement, with vv. 27-29 then detailing how the alliance with Gaal came about.

[9:29]  ²² tn Heb “said to Abimelech.” On the other hand, the preposition ל (lamed) prefixed to the proper name may be vocative (see R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 178). If so, one could translate, “He boasted, ‘Abimelech…’”

[9:29]  ²³ tn Heb “Make numerous.”

[9:29]  ²⁴ tn The words “for battle” are interpretive.

[11:25]  ²⁵ tn The Hebrew grammatical constructions of all three rhetorical questions indicate emphasis, which “really” and “dare to” are intended to express in the translation.

[11:25]  sn Jephthah argues that the Ammonite king should follow the example of Balak, who, once thwarted in his attempt to bring a curse on Israel, refused to attack Israel and returned home (Num 22-24).

[20:39]  ²⁶ tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

[20:39]  ²⁷ tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

[20:39]  ²⁸ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[1:15]  ²⁹ tn Elsewhere the Hebrew word בְרָכָה (vÿrakhah) is often translated “blessing,” but here it refers to a gift (as in Gen 33:11; 1 Sam 25:27; 30:26; and 2 Kgs 5:15).

[1:15]  ³⁰ tn Some translations regard the expressions “springs of water” (גֻּלֹּת מָיִם, gullot mayim) and “springs” (גֻּלֹּת) as place names here (cf. NRSV).

[13:5]  ³¹ tn Another option is to translate, “you are already pregnant and will have a son.” The earlier reference to her being infertile (v. 3) suggests that her conception is still future, but it is possible that the earlier statement only reflects her perspective (as far as she is concerned, she is infertile). According to this interpretation, in v. 5 the angel reveals the truth to her – actually she has recently conceived and is now pregnant (see the translation in R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 217). Usage favors this interpretation. The predicate adjective הָרָה (harah, “[be/become] pregnant”) elsewhere has a past (1 Sam 4:19) or present (Gen 16:11; 38:25; 2 Sam 11:5) translation value. (The usage in Isa 7:14 is debated, but a present translation is definitely possible there.) A final, but less likely possibility, is that she miraculously conceived during the angel’s speech, sometime between his statements recorded in vv. 3 and 5.

[13:5]  ³² tn Heb “a razor should not go up on his head.”

[13:5]  ³³ tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

[13:5]  ³⁴ tn Heb “hand.”

[14:16]  ³⁵ tn Heb “on him.”

[14:16]  ³⁶ tn Heb “only”; or “simply.”

[14:16]  ³⁷ tn Heb “the sons of my people.”

[14:16]  ³⁸ tn Heb “Should I tell you?”

[14:17]  ³⁹ tn Heb “on him.”

[14:17]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “the seven days [during] which they held the party.” This does not mean she cried for the entire seven days; v. 15 indicates otherwise. She cried for the remainder of the seven day period, beginning on the fourth day.

[14:17]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “because she forced him.”

[14:17]  ⁴² tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”

[18:1]  ⁴³ tn Heb “an inheritance.”

[18:1]  ⁴⁴ tn Heb “because there had not fallen to them by that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel an inheritance.”