Judges 13:7

13:7 He said to me, ‘Look, you will conceive and have a son. ¹  So now, do not drink wine or beer and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. ²  For the child will be dedicated ³  to God from birth till the day he dies.’”

Judges 18:30

18:30 The Danites worshiped ⁴  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ⁵  of Gershom, son of Moses, ⁶  and his descendants ⁷  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

[13:7]  ¹ tn See the note on the word “son” in 13:5, where this same statement occurs.

[13:7]  ² tn Heb “eat anything unclean.” Certain foods were regarded as ritually “unclean” (see Lev 11). Eating such food made one ritually “contaminated.”

[13:7]  ³ tn Traditionally “a Nazirite.”

[18:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

[18:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “son.”

[18:30]  ⁶ 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]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons.”