Hakim-hakim 1:17

1:17 The men of Judah went with their brothers the men of Simeon ¹  and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They wiped out Zephath. ²  So people now call the city Hormah. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 3:10

3:10 The Lord’s spirit empowered him ⁴  and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram and he overpowered him. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 11:21

11:21 The Lord God of Israel handed Sihon and his whole army over to Israel and they defeated them. Israel took ⁶  all the land of the Amorites who lived in that land.

Hakim-hakim 20:32

20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ⁷  and lure them ⁸  away from the city into the main roads.”

Hakim-hakim 20:36

20:36 Then the Benjaminites saw they were defeated.

The Israelites retreated before ⁹  Benjamin, because they had confidence in the men they had hid in ambush outside Gibeah.

Hakim-hakim 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. ¹⁰  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; ¹¹  they struck down ¹²  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

[1:17]  ¹ tn Heb “Judah went with Simeon, his brother.”

[1:17]  ² tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Zephath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:17]  ³ sn The name Hormah (חָרְמָה, khormah) sounds like the Hebrew verb translated “wipe out” (חָרַם, kharam).

[3:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “was on him.”

[3:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “his hand was strong against Cushan-Rishathaim.”

[11:21]  ⁶ tn That is, took as its own possession.

[20:32]  ⁷ tn Or “run away.”

[20:32]  ⁸ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).

[20:36]  ⁹ tn Heb “gave place to.”

[20:39]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

[20:39]  ¹¹ tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

[20:39]  ¹² tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.