Text -- Judges 6:1-2 (NET)

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord turned them over to Midian for seven years. 6:2 The Midianites overwhelmed Israel. Because of Midian the Israelites made shelters for themselves in the hills, as well as caves and strongholds.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Jdg 6:1

¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

² tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

NET Notes: Jdg 6:2

¹ tn Heb “the hand of Midian.”

² tn Heb “The hand of Midian was strong against Israel.”

³ tn Or possibly “secret storage places.” The Hebrew word occurs only here in the Hebrew Bible.