Hakim-hakim 7:5

7:5 So he brought the men ¹  down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate those who lap the water as a dog laps from those who kneel to drink.” ² 

Hakim-hakim 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ³  They worshiped ⁴  the Baals and the Ashtars, ⁵  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ⁶  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ⁷  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ⁸  him.

[7:5]  ¹ tn Heb “the people.”

[7:5]  ² tn Heb “Everyone who laps with his tongue from the water, as a dog laps, put him by himself, as well as the one who gets down on his knees to drink.”

[10:6]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

[10:6]  ⁴ tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

[10:6]  ⁵ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

[10:6]  ⁶ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[10:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines.”

[10:6]  ⁸ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”