Judges 4:15

4:15 The Lord routed ¹  Sisera, all his chariotry, and all his army with the edge of the sword. ²  Sisera jumped out of ³  his chariot and ran away on foot.

Judges 4:17

4:17 Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor ⁴  and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty. ⁵ 

Judges 20:2

20:2 The leaders ⁶  of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered ⁷  four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

Judges 5:15

5:15 Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah,

the men of Issachar ⁸  supported ⁹  Barak;

into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. ¹⁰ 

Among the clans of Reuben there was intense ¹¹  heart searching. ¹² 

Judges 3:16

3:16 Ehud made himself a sword – it had two edges and was eighteen inches long. ¹³  He strapped it under his coat on his right thigh.

¹ tn Or “caused to panic.”

² tn The Hebrew text also includes the phrase “before Barak.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

³ tn Heb “got down from.”

⁴ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

⁵ tn Heb “for there was peace between.”

⁷ tn Heb “the cornerstones”; or “the supports.” The word is used of leaders in only three other texts – 1 Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13; Zech 10:4.

⁸ tn The words “which numbered” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁰ tn Heb “Issachar.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹¹ tn Or “was true to.”

¹² tn Heb “at his feet.”

¹³ tn Heb “great was.”

¹⁴ tc The great majority of Hebrew mss have “resolves of heart,” but a few mss read “searchings of heart,” which is preferable in light of v. 16.

¹³ tn The Hebrew term גֹּמֶד (gomed) denotes a unit of linear measure, perhaps a cubit (the distance between the elbow and the tip of the middle finger – approximately 18 inches [45 cm]). Some suggest it is equivalent to the short cubit (the distance between the elbow and the knuckles of the clenched fist – approximately 13 inches [33 cm]) or to the span (the distance between the end of the thumb and the end of the little finger in a spread hand – approximately 9 inches [23 cm]). See BDB 167 s.v.; HALOT 196 s.v.; B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 142.