21:1 The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”
1 tn Heb “from the Arnon to the Jabbok, and from the desert to the Jordan.” The word “River” has been supplied in the translation with “Arnon” and “Jabbok,” because these are less familiar to modern readers than the Jordan.
2 tn Heb “assembled from the cities at Gibeah.”
3 tn Heb “they”; the referent (the men hiding in ambush) has been specified in the translation for clarity.