Judges 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 

Genesis 49:24

49:24 But his bow will remain steady,

and his hands ⁴  will be skillful;

because of the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob,

because of ⁵  the Shepherd, the Rock ⁶  of Israel,

Genesis 49:2

49:2 “Assemble and listen, you sons of Jacob;

listen to Israel, your father.

Genesis 18:7

18:7 Then Abraham ran to the herd and chose a fine, tender calf, and gave it to a servant, ⁷  who quickly prepared it. ⁸ 

¹ tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”

² tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.

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.

⁴ tn Heb “the arms of his hands.”

⁵ tn Heb “from there,” but the phrase should be revocalized and read “from [i.e., because of] the name of.”

⁶ tn Or “Stone.”

⁷ tn Heb “the young man.”

⁸ tn The construction uses the Piel preterite, “he hurried,” followed by the infinitive construct; the two probably form a verbal hendiadys: “he quickly prepared.”