Judges 19:28

19:28 He said to her, “Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home. ¹ 

Genesis 19:14

19:14 Then Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law who were going to marry his daughters. ²  He said, “Quick, get out of this place because the Lord is about to destroy ³  the city!” But his sons-in-law thought he was ridiculing them. ⁴ 

Genesis 44:4

44:4 They had not gone very far from the city ⁵  when Joseph said ⁶  to the servant who was over his household, “Pursue the men at once! ⁷  When you overtake ⁸  them, say to them, ‘Why have you repaid good with evil?

Joshua 7:13

7:13 Get up! Ritually consecrate the people and tell them this: ‘Ritually consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, because the Lord God of Israel says, “You are contaminated, ⁹  O Israel! You will not be able to stand before your enemies until you remove what is contaminating you.” ¹⁰ 

Joshua 7:1

Achan Sins and is Punished

7:1 But the Israelites disobeyed the command about the city’s riches. ¹¹  Achan son of Carmi, son of Zabdi, ¹²  son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, stole some of the riches. ¹³  The Lord was furious with the Israelites. ¹⁴ 

Joshua 9:26

9:26 Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them ¹⁵ 

[19:28]  ¹ tn Heb “And the man took her on the donkey and arose and went to his place.”

[19:14]  ² sn The language has to be interpreted in the light of the context and the social customs. The men are called “sons-in-law” (literally “the takers of his daughters”), but the daughters had not yet had sex with a man. It is better to translate the phrase “who were going to marry his daughters.” Since formal marriage contracts were binding, the husbands-to-be could already be called sons-in-law.

[19:14]  ³ tn The Hebrew active participle expresses an imminent action.

[19:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he was like one taunting in the eyes of his sons-in-law.” These men mistakenly thought Lot was ridiculing them and their lifestyle. Their response illustrates how morally insensitive they had become.

[44:4]  ³ tn Heb “they left the city, they were not far,” meaning “they had not gone very far.”

[44:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “and Joseph said.” This clause, like the first one in the verse, has the subject before the verb, indicating synchronic action.

[44:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “arise, chase after the men.” The first imperative gives the command a sense of urgency.

[44:4]  ⁶ tn After the imperative this perfect verbal form with vav consecutive has the same nuance of instruction. In the translation it is subordinated to the verbal form that follows (also a perfect with vav consecutive): “and overtake them and say,” becomes “when you overtake them, say.”

[7:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “what is set apart [to destruction by the Lord] [is] in your midst.”

[7:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “remove what is set apart [i.e., to destruction by the Lord] from your midst.”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “But the sons of Israel were unfaithful with unfaithfulness concerning what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁶ tn 1 Chr 2:6 lists a “Zimri” (but no Zabdi) as one of the five sons of Zerah (cf. also 1 Chr 7:17, 18).

[7:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “took from what was set apart [to the Lord].”

[7:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord burned against the sons of Israel.”

[9:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “And he did to them so and he rescued them from the hand of the sons of Israel and they did not kill them.”