Judges 11:39

11:39 After two months she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. She died a virgin. ¹  Her tragic death gave rise to a custom in Israel. ² 

Judges 18:28

18:28 No one came to the rescue because the city ³  was far from Sidon ⁴  and they had no dealings with anyone. ⁵  The city ⁶  was in a valley near Beth Rehob. The Danites ⁷  rebuilt the city and occupied it.

[11:39]  ¹ tn Heb “She had never known a man.” Some understand this to mean that her father committed her to a life of celibacy, but the disjunctive clause (note the vav + subject + verb pattern) more likely describes her condition at the time the vow was fulfilled. (See G. F. Moore, Judges [ICC], 302-3; C. F. Burney, Judges, 324.) She died a virgin and never experienced the joys of marriage and motherhood.

[11:39]  ² tn Heb “There was a custom in Israel.”

[18:28]  ³ tn Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.

[18:28]  ⁴ map For location see Map1 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[18:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “and a thing there was not to them with men.”

[18:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “it.” The Hebrew pronoun is feminine singular here, referring to the “city” (a grammatically feminine singular noun) mentioned in v. 27.

[18:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “They”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.