Hakim-hakim 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ¹  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ² 

Hakim-hakim 6:5

6:5 When they invaded ³  with their cattle and tents, they were as thick ⁴  as locusts. Neither they nor their camels could be counted. ⁵  They came to devour ⁶  the land.

Hakim-hakim 10:18

10:18 The leaders ⁷  of Gilead said to one another, “Who is willing to lead the charge ⁸  against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

[1:1]  ¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

[1:1]  ² tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

[6:5]  ³ tn Heb “came up.”

[6:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “numerous.”

[6:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “To them and to their camels there was no number.”

[6:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “destroy.” The translation “devour” carries through the imagery of a locust plague earlier in this verse.

[10:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “the people, the officers.”

[10:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “Who is the man who will begin fighting.”