Judges 1:33

1:33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. ¹  They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites ²  living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.

Judges 2:1

Confrontation and Repentance at Bokim

2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger ³  went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. ⁴  I said, ‘I will never break my agreement ⁵  with you,

Judges 6:37

6:37 Look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and the ground around it ⁶  is dry, then I will be sure ⁷  that you will use me to deliver Israel, ⁸  as you promised.”

Judges 6:39

6:39 Gideon said to God, “Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. ⁹  Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew.” ¹⁰ 

Judges 11:21

11:21 The Lord God of Israel handed Sihon and his whole army over to Israel and they defeated them. Israel took ¹¹  all the land of the Amorites who lived in that land.

Judges 18:14

18:14 The five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish ¹²  said to their kinsmen, ¹³  “Do you realize that inside these houses are an ephod, some personal idols, a carved image, and a metal image? Decide now what you want to do.”

Judges 18:17

18:17 The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole ¹⁴  the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men. ¹⁵ 

Judges 18:30

18:30 The Danites worshiped ¹⁶  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ¹⁷  of Gershom, son of Moses, ¹⁸  and his descendants ¹⁹  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

[1:33]  ¹ tn Heb “the people living in Beth Shemesh or the people living in Beth Anath.”

[1:33]  ² tn The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[2:1]  ³ sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.

[2:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”

[2:1]  ⁵ tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).

[6:37]  ⁵ tn Heb “all the ground.”

[6:37]  ⁶ tn Or “know.”

[6:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “you will deliver Israel by my hand.”

[6:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “Let your anger not rage at me, so that I might speak only this once.”

[6:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “let the fleece alone be dry, while dew is on all the ground.”

[11:21]  ⁹ tn That is, took as its own possession.

[18:14]  ¹¹ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX lacks the phrase “of Laish.”

[18:14]  ¹² tn Heb “brothers.”

[18:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “went up, went in there, took.”

[18:17]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “six hundred men, equipped with the weapons of war.”

[18:30]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

[18:30]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “son.”

[18:30]  ¹⁷ 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]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “sons.”