Judges 5:15

5:15 Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah,

the men of Issachar ¹  supported ²  Barak;

into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. ³ 

Among the clans of Reuben there was intense ⁴  heart searching. ⁵ 

Judges 18:20

18:20 The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. ⁶ 

Judges 19:5-6

19:5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. ⁷  But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, ⁸  then you can go.” 19:6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. ⁹  Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Why not stay another night and have a good time!” ¹⁰ 

¹ tn Heb “Issachar.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

² tn Or “was true to.”

³ tn Heb “at his feet.”

⁴ tn Heb “great was.”

⁵ 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.

⁶ tn Heb “and went into the midst of the people.”

¹¹ tn Heb “and he arose to go.”

¹² tn Heb “Sustain your heart [with] a bit of food.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “And they sat and ate, the two of them together, and they drank.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “Be willing and spend the night so that your heart might be good.”