Hakim-hakim 1:15

1:15 She answered, “Please give me a special present. ¹  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. ² 

Hakim-hakim 1:19

1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered ³  the hill country, but they could not ⁴  conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 4:15

4:15 The Lord routed ⁶  Sisera, all his chariotry, and all his army with the edge of the sword. ⁷  Sisera jumped out of ⁸  his chariot and ran away on foot.

Hakim-hakim 8:11

8:11 Gideon went up the road of the nomads ⁹  east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army. ¹⁰ 

Hakim-hakim 10:16

10:16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned ¹¹  and worshiped ¹²  the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. ¹³ 

Hakim-hakim 11:37

11:37 She then said to her father, “Please grant me this one wish. ¹⁴  For two months allow me to walk through the hills with my friends and mourn my virginity.” ¹⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 19:13

19:13 He said to his servant, ¹⁶  “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns ¹⁷  and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

[1:15]  ¹ 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]  ² tn Some translations regard the expressions “springs of water” (גֻּלֹּת מָיִם, gullot mayim) and “springs” (גֻּלֹּת) as place names here (cf. NRSV).

[1:19]  ³ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

[1:19]  ⁴ tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

[1:19]  ⁵ 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.

[4:15]  ⁶ tn Or “caused to panic.”

[4:15]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text also includes the phrase “before Barak.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[4:15]  ⁸ tn Heb “got down from.”

[8:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “the ones living in tents.”

[8:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and attacked the army, while the army was secure.” The Hebrew term בֶטַח (vetakh, “secure”) probably means the army was undefended (see R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 156), not suspecting an attack at that time and place.

[10:16]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from their midst.”

[10:16]  ¹² tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:16]  ¹³ 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”).

[11:37]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Let this thing be done for me.”

[11:37]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Leave me alone for two months so I can go and go down on the hills and weep over my virginity – I and my friends.”

[19:13]  ¹⁶ tn Or “young man.”

[19:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “we will enter one of the places.”