Judges 2:3

2:3 At that time I also warned you, ¹  ‘If you disobey, ²  I will not drive out the Canaanites ³  before you. They will ensnare you ⁴  and their gods will lure you away.’” ⁵ 

Judges 6:9

6:9 I rescued you from Egypt’s power ⁶  and from the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave their land to you.

Judges 8:19-20

8:19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear, ⁷  as surely as the Lord is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.” 8:20 He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on! ⁸  Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword, ⁹  because he was still young.

Judges 8:34

8:34 The Israelites did not remain true ¹⁰  to the Lord their God, who had delivered them from all the enemies who lived around them.

Judges 19:15

19:15 They stopped there and decided to spend the night ¹¹  in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night. ¹² 

¹ tn Heb “And I also said.” The use of the perfect tense here suggests that the messenger is recalling an earlier statement (see Josh 23:12-13). However, some translate, “And I also say,” understanding the following words as an announcement of judgment upon those gathered at Bokim.

² tn The words “If you disobey” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See Josh 23:12-13.

³ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Canaanites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צִדִּים (tsiddim) is uncertain in this context. It may be related to an Akkadian cognate meaning “snare.” If so, a more literal translation would be “they will become snares to you.” Normally the term in question means “sides,” but this makes no sense here. On the basis of Num 33:55 some suggest the word for “thorns” has been accidentally omitted. If this word is added, the text would read, “they will become [thorns] in your sides” (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).

⁵ tn Heb “their gods will become a snare to you.”

⁶ tn Heb “hand” (also a second time later in this verse).

¹¹ tn The words “I swear” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁶ tn Or “Arise!”

¹⁷ tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

²¹ tn Heb “remember.”

²⁶ tn Heb “they turned aside there to enter to spend the night.”

²⁷ tn Heb “and he entered and sat down, and there was no one receiving them into the house to spend the night.”