Hakim-hakim 3:7

Othniel: A Model Leader

3:7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. ¹  They forgot the Lord their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs. ² 

Hakim-hakim 10:16

10:16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned ³  and worshiped ⁴  the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 13:15

13:15 Manoah said to the Lord’s messenger, “Please stay here awhile, ⁶  so we can prepare a young goat for you to eat.” ⁷ 

[3:7]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:7]  ² sn The Asherahs were local manifestations of the Canaanite goddess Asherah.

[10:16]  ³ tn Heb “from their midst.”

[10:16]  ⁴ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “And his spirit grew short [i.e., impatient] with the suffering of Israel.” The Hebrew noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) also appears as the subject of the verb קָצַר (qatsar) in Num 21:4 (the Israelites grow impatient wandering in the wilderness), Judg 16:16 (Samson grows impatient with Delilah’s constant nagging), and Zech 11:8 (Zechariah grows impatient with the three negligent “shepherds”).

[13:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “Please allow us to detain you.”

[13:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “so we can prepare before you a young goat of the goats.”