Judges 1:25-26

1:25 He showed them a secret entrance into the city, and they put the city to the sword. But they let the man and his extended family leave safely. 1:26 He ¹  moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

Judges 7:16

7:16 He divided the three hundred men into three units. ²  He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them. ³ 

Judges 13:10

13:10 The woman ran at once and told her husband, ⁴  “Come quickly, ⁵  the man who visited ⁶  me the other day has appeared to me!”

Judges 17:8

17:8 This man left the town of Bethlehem in Judah to find another place to live. He came to the Ephraimite hill country and made his way to Micah’s house. ⁷ 

Judges 19:6

19:6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. ⁸  Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Why not stay another night and have a good time!” ⁹ 

Judges 19:10

19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left ¹⁰  and traveled as far as ¹¹  Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). ¹²  He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. ¹³ 

Judges 19:20

19:20 The old man said, “Everything is just fine! ¹⁴  I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

Judges 19:26

19:26 The woman arrived back at daybreak and was sprawled out on the doorstep of the house where her master ¹⁵  was staying until it became light. ¹⁶ 

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. ¹⁷ 

Judges 20:4

20:4 The Levite, ¹⁸  the husband of the murdered woman, spoke up, “I and my concubine stopped in ¹⁹  Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin ²⁰  to spend the night.

[1:26]  ¹ tn Heb “the man.”

[7:16]  ¹ tn Heb “heads.”

[7:16]  ² tn Heb “the jars.” The noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“them”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and said to him.” This phrase has not been translated for stylistic reasons.

[13:10]  ² tn Heb “Look.”

[13:10]  ³ tn Heb “came to.”

[17:8]  ¹ tn Heb “He came to the Ephraimite hill country, to Micah’s house, making his way.”

[19:6]  ¹ tn Heb “And they sat and ate, the two of them together, and they drank.”

[19:6]  ² tn Heb “Be willing and spend the night so that your heart might be good.”

[19:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and he arose and went.”

[19:10]  ² tn Heb “to the front of.”

[19:10]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:10]  ⁴ tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”

[19:20]  ¹ tn Heb “Peace to you.”

[19:26]  ¹ tn The Hebrew term here translated “master,” is plural. The plural indicates degree here and emphasizes the Levite’s absolute sovereignty over the woman.

[19:26]  ² tn Heb “The woman came at the turning of the morning and fell at the door of the house of the man where her master was until the light.”

[19:28]  ¹ tn Heb “And the man took her on the donkey and arose and went to his place.”

[20:4]  ¹ tn Heb “The man, the Levite.”

[20:4]  ² tn Heb “came to.”

[20:4]  ³ tn Heb “which belongs to Benjamin.”