Judges 1:14

1:14 One time Acsah ¹  came and charmed her father ²  so she could ask him for some land. When she got down from her donkey, Caleb said to her, “What would you like?”

Judges 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land ³  and devoured ⁴  its crops ⁵  all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, ⁶  and they took away ⁷  the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Judges 19:10

19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left ⁸  and traveled as far as ⁹  Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). ¹⁰  He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. ¹¹ 

Judges 19:28

19:28 He said to her, “Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home. ¹² 

[1:14]  ¹ tn Heb “she”; the referent (Acsah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:14]  ² tn Heb “him.” The pronoun could refer to Othniel, in which case one would translate, “she incited him [Othniel] to ask her father for a field.” This is problematic, however, for Acsah, not Othniel, makes the request in v. 15. The LXX has “he [Othniel] urged her to ask her father for a field.” This appears to be an attempt to reconcile the apparent inconsistency and probably does not reflect the original text. If Caleb is understood as the referent of the pronoun, the problem disappears. For a fuller discussion of the issue, see P. G. Mosca, “Who Seduced Whom? A Note on Joshua 15:18 // Judges 1:14,” CBQ 46 (1984): 18-22. The translation takes Caleb to be the referent, specified as “her father.”

[6:4]  ³ tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

[6:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “destroyed.”

[6:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

[6:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

[6:4]  ⁷ tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[19:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he arose and went.”

[19:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “to the front of.”

[19:10]  ⁷ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:10]  ⁸ tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”

[19:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “And the man took her on the donkey and arose and went to his place.”