Hakim-hakim 1:9

1:9 Later the men of Judah went down to attack the Canaanites living in the hill country, the Negev, and the lowlands. ¹ 

Hakim-hakim 10:9

10:9 The Ammonites crossed the Jordan to fight with Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. ²  Israel suffered greatly. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 11:12

Jephthah Gives a History Lesson

11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have ⁴  you come against me to attack my land?”

Hakim-hakim 13:14

13:14 She should not drink ⁵  anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. ⁶  She should obey everything I commanded her to do.”

Hakim-hakim 18:5

18:5 They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, ⁷  so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 20:14

20:14 The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah ⁹  to make war against the Israelites.

[1:9]  ¹ tn Or “foothills”; Heb “the Shephelah.”

[10:9]  ² tn Heb “the house of Ephraim.”

[10:9]  ³ tn Or “Israel experienced great distress.” Perhaps here the verb has the nuance “hemmed in.”

[11:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”

[13:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “eat.”

[13:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “eat anything unclean.” Certain foods were regarded as ritually “unclean” (see Lev 11). Eating such food made one ritually “contaminated.”

[18:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “Ask God.”

[18:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “so we can know if our way on which we are going will be successful.”

[20:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “assembled from the cities at Gibeah.”