Judges 13:2

13:2 There was a man named Manoah from Zorah, from the Danite tribe. His wife was infertile and childless. ¹ 

Judges 17:7

Micah Hires a Professional

17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem ²  in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. ³ 

Judges 18:11

18:11 So six hundred Danites, fully armed, set out from Zorah and Eshtaol. ⁴ 

Judges 1:25

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.

Judges 9:1

Abimelech Murders His Brothers

9:1 Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. ⁵  He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family, ⁶ 

Judges 21:24

21:24 Then the Israelites dispersed from there to their respective tribal and clan territories. Each went from there to his own property. ⁷ 

Judges 18:2

18:2 The Danites sent out from their whole tribe five representatives, ⁸  capable men ⁹  from Zorah and Eshtaol, to spy out the land and explore it. They said to them, “Go, explore the land.” They came to the Ephraimite hill country and spent the night at Micah’s house. ¹⁰ 

Judges 18:19

18:19 They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser ¹¹  and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” ¹² 

[13:2]  ¹ tn Heb “and had not given birth.”

[17:7]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[17:7]  ³ tn Heb “There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the tribe of Judah, and he was a Levite, and he was temporarily residing there.”

[18:11]  ³ tn Heb “They journeyed from there, from the tribe of the Danites, from Zorah and from Eshtaol, six hundred men, equipped with weapons of war.”

[9:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “brothers.”

[9:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “to all the extended family of the house of the father of his mother.”

[21:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “his inheritance.”

[18:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “The Danites sent from their tribe five men, from their borders.”

[18:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “men, sons of strength.”

[18:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “They came to the Ephraimite hill country, to Micah’s house, and spent the night there.”

[18:19]  ⁷ tn See the note on the word “adviser” in 17:10.

[18:19]  ⁸ tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”