Judges 1:16

1:16 Now the descendants of the Kenite, Moses’ father-in-law, went up with the people of Judah from the City of Date Palm Trees to Arad in the desert of Judah, ¹  located in the Negev. ²  They went and lived with the people of Judah. ³ 

Judges 4:11

4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away ⁴  from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law. He lived ⁵  near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh.

Judges 18:30

18:30 The Danites worshiped ⁶  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ⁷  of Gershom, son of Moses, ⁸  and his descendants ⁹  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

Judges 1:22

Partial Success

1:22 When the men ¹⁰  of Joseph attacked ¹¹  Bethel, ¹²  the Lord was with them.

Judges 8:30

8:30 Gideon fathered seventy sons through his many wives. ¹³ 

Judges 1:20

1:20 Caleb received ¹⁴  Hebron, just as Moses had promised. He drove out the three Anakites.

Judges 3:2

3:2 He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war. ¹⁵ 

Judges 9:28

9:28 Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? ¹⁶  Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech? ¹⁷ 

Judges 1:35

1:35 The Amorites managed ¹⁸  to remain in Har Heres, ¹⁹  Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, ²⁰  the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.

Judges 9:19

9:19 So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family ²¹  today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness! ²² 

Judges 8:24

8:24 Gideon continued, ²³  “I would like to make one request. Each of you give me an earring from the plunder you have taken.” ²⁴  (The Midianites ²⁵  had gold earrings because they were Ishmaelites.)

Judges 9:16

9:16 “Now, if you have shown loyalty and integrity when you made Abimelech king, if you have done right to Jerub-Baal and his family, ²⁶  if you have properly repaid him ²⁷  –

Judges 9:18

9:18 But you have attacked ²⁸  my father’s family ²⁹  today. You murdered his seventy legitimate ³⁰  sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative. ³¹ 

Judges 10:1

Stability Restored

10:1 After Abimelech’s death, ³²  Tola son of Puah, grandson ³³  of Dodo, from the tribe of Issachar, ³⁴  rose up to deliver Israel. He lived in Shamir in the Ephraimite hill country.

[1:16]  ¹ tc Part of the Greek ms tradition lacks the words “of Judah.”

[1:16]  ² tn Heb “[to] the Desert of Judah in the Negev, Arad.”

[1:16]  ³ tn The phrase “of Judah” is supplied here in the translation. Some ancient textual witnesses read, “They went and lived with the Amalekites.” This reading, however, is probably influenced by 1 Sam 15:6 (see also Num 24:20-21).

[4:11]  ⁴ tn Or “separated.”

[4:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “pitched his tent.”

[18:30]  ⁷ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

[18:30]  ⁸ tn Heb “son.”

[18:30]  ⁹ tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.

[18:30]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “sons.”

[1:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “house.” This is a metonymy for the warriors from the tribe.

[1:22]  ¹¹ tn Heb “went up.”

[1:22]  ¹² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[8:30]  ¹³ tn Heb “Gideon had seventy sons who went out from his thigh, for he had many wives.” The Hebrew word יָרֵךְ (yarekh, “thigh”) is a euphemism here for the penis.

[1:20]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “they gave to Caleb.”

[3:2]  ¹⁹ tn The Hebrew syntax of v. 2 is difficult. The Hebrew text reads literally, “only in order that the generations of the Israelites might know, to teach them war – only those who formerly did not know them.”

[9:28]  ²² tn Heb “and Zebul his appointee.”

[9:28]  ²³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abimelech) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:35]  ²⁵ tn Or “were determined.”

[1:35]  ²⁶ tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.

[1:35]  ²⁷ tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”

[9:19]  ²⁸ tn Heb “house.”

[9:19]  ²⁹ tn Heb “then rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you.”

[8:24]  ³¹ tn Heb “said to them.”

[8:24]  ³² tn Heb “Give to me, each one, an earring from his plunder.”

[8:24]  ³³ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Midianites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:16]  ³⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[9:16]  ³⁵ tn Heb “if according to the deeds of his hands you have done to him.”

[9:18]  ³⁷ tn Heb “have risen up against.”

[9:18]  ³⁸ tn Heb “house.”

[9:18]  ³⁹ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:18]  ⁴⁰ tn Heb “your brother.”

[10:1]  ⁴⁰ tn The word “death” has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

[10:1]  ⁴¹ tn Heb “son.”

[10:1]  ⁴² tn Heb “a man of Issachar.”