Hakim-hakim 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ¹  the hill country, but they could not ²  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 15:15

15:15 He happened to see ⁴  a solid ⁵  jawbone of a donkey. He grabbed it ⁶  and struck down ⁷  a thousand men.

[1:19]  ¹ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

[1:19]  ² tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

[1:19]  ³ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

[15:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “he found.”

[15:15]  ⁵ tn Heb “fresh,” i.e., not decayed and brittle.

[15:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “he reached out his hand and took it.”

[15:15]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “with it.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.