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 6:32

6:32 That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, ⁴  because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.”

Hakim-hakim 6:38

6:38 The Lord did as he asked. ⁵  When he got up the next morning, he squeezed the fleece, and enough dew dripped from it to fill a bowl. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 8:11

8:11 Gideon went up the road of the nomads ⁷  east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army. ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 9:32

9:32 Now, come up ⁹  at night with your men ¹⁰  and set an ambush in the field outside the city. ¹¹ 

Hakim-hakim 17:13

17:13 Micah said, “Now I know God will make me rich, ¹²  because I have this Levite as my priest.”

[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.

[6:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!”

[6:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “And it was so.”

[6:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “dew dripped from the fleece – a bowl full of water.”

[8:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “the ones living in tents.”

[8:11]  ⁸ 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.

[9:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “arise.”

[9:32]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “you and the people who are with you.”

[9:32]  ¹¹ tn The words “outside the city” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[17:13]  ¹² tn Heb “do good for me.”