18:1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place 5 to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. 6
1:27 The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo 7 or their surrounding towns. 8 The Canaanites managed 9 to remain in those areas. 10
1 tn Heb “the young man became like one of his sons.”
2 tn Or “were determined.”
3 tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.
4 tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”
3 tn Heb “an inheritance.”
4 tn Heb “because there had not fallen to them by that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel an inheritance.”
4 map For location see Map1-D4; Map2-C1; Map4-C2; Map5-F2; Map7-B1.
5 tn Heb “The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, the people living in Dor and its surrounding towns, the people living in Ibleam and its surrounding towns, or the people living in Megiddo and its surrounding towns.”
6 tn Or “were determined.”
7 tn Heb “in this land.”