Judges 6:1

Oppression and Confrontation

6:1 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, ¹  so the Lord turned them over to ²  Midian for seven years.

Judges 6:29

6:29 They said to one another, ³  “Who did this?” ⁴  They investigated the matter thoroughly ⁵  and concluded ⁶  that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

² tn Heb “gave them into the hand of.”

³ tn Heb “each one to his neighbor.”

⁴ tn Heb “this thing.”

⁵ tn Heb “they inquired and searched.” The synonyms are joined to emphasize the care with which they conducted their inquiry.

⁶ tn Heb “and said.” Perhaps the plural subject is indefinite. If so, it could be translated, “they were told.”