Hakim-hakim 9:27

9:27 They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, ¹  squeezed out the juice, ²  and celebrated. They came to the temple ³  of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

Hakim-hakim 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ⁴  in those days), “Should we ⁵  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ⁶  or should we ⁷  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ⁸  over to you.”

[9:27]  ¹ tn Heb “vineyards.”

[9:27]  ² tn Heb “stomped” or “trampled.” This refers to the way in which the juice was squeezed out in the wine vats by stepping on the grapes with one’s bare feet. For a discussion of grape harvesting in ancient Israel, see O. Borowski, Agriculture in Iron Age Israel, 110-14.

[9:27]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[20:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).