Judges 18:30

18:30 The Danites worshiped ¹  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ²  of Gershom, son of Moses, ³  and his descendants ⁴  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

Judges 20:2

20:2 The leaders ⁵  of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered ⁶  four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

[18:30]  ¹ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

[18:30]  ² tn Heb “son.”

[18:30]  ³ 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]  ⁴ tn Heb “sons.”

[20:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “the cornerstones”; or “the supports.” The word is used of leaders in only three other texts – 1 Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13; Zech 10:4.

[20:2]  ⁶ tn The words “which numbered” are supplied in the translation for clarification.