Judges 1:27

1:27 The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan, Taanach, or their surrounding towns. Nor did they conquer the people living in Dor, Ibleam, Megiddo ¹  or their surrounding towns. ²  The Canaanites managed ³  to remain in those areas. ⁴ 

Judges 9:48

9:48 He and all his men ⁵  went up on Mount Zalmon. He ⁶  took an ax ⁷  in his hand and cut off a tree branch. He put it ⁸  on his shoulder and said to his men, “Quickly, do what you have just seen me do!” ⁹ 

[1:27]  ¹ map For location see Map1 D4; Map2 C1; Map4 C2; Map5 F2; Map7 B1.

[1:27]  ² tn Heb “The men of Manasseh did not conquer Beth Shan and its surrounding towns, Taanach and its surrounding towns, the people living in Dor and its surrounding towns, the people living in Ibleam and its surrounding towns, or the people living in Megiddo and its surrounding towns.”

[1:27]  ³ tn Or “were determined.”

[1:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “in this land.”

[9:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “his people.”

[9:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “Abimelech.” The proper name has been replaced with the pronoun (“he”) due to considerations of English style.

[9:48]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text has the plural here.

[9:48]  ⁸ tn Heb “he lifted it and put [it].”

[9:48]  ⁹ tn Heb “What you have seen me do, quickly do like me.”