Judges 5:9

5:9 My heart went out ¹  to Israel’s leaders,

to the people who answered the call to war.

Praise the Lord!

Judges 5:16

5:16 Why do you remain among the sheepfolds, ² 

listening to the shepherds playing their pipes ³  for their flocks? ⁴ 

As for the clans of Reuben – there was intense searching of heart.

Judges 16:18

16:18 When Delilah saw that he had told her his secret, ⁵  she sent for ⁶  the rulers of the Philistines, saying, “Come up here again, for he has told me ⁷  his secret.” ⁸  So the rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her, bringing the silver in their hands.

Judges 5:15

5:15 Issachar’s leaders were with Deborah,

the men of Issachar ⁹  supported ¹⁰  Barak;

into the valley they were sent under Barak’s command. ¹¹ 

Among the clans of Reuben there was intense ¹²  heart searching. ¹³ 

Judges 18:20

18:20 The priest was happy. He took the ephod, the personal idols, and the carved image and joined the group. ¹⁴ 

Judges 19:5-6

19:5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. ¹⁵  But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, ¹⁶  then you can go.” 19:6 So the two of them sat down and had a meal together. ¹⁷  Then the girl’s father said to the man, “Why not stay another night and have a good time!” ¹⁸ 

Judges 9:3

9:3 His mother’s relatives ¹⁹  spoke on his behalf to ²⁰  all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. ²¹  The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; ²²  they said, “He is our close relative.” ²³ 

Judges 16:15

16:15 She said to him, “How can you say, ‘I love you,’ when you will not share your secret with me? ²⁴  Three times you have deceived me and have not told me what makes you so strong.”

Judges 16:17

16:17 Finally he told her his secret. ²⁵  He said to her, “My hair has never been cut, ²⁶  for I have been dedicated to God ²⁷  from the time I was conceived. ²⁸  If my head ²⁹  were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.”

Judges 16:25

16:25 When they really started celebrating, ³⁰  they said, “Call for Samson so he can entertain us!” So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. ³¹  They made him stand between two pillars.

Judges 19:3

19:3 her husband came ³²  after her, hoping he could convince her to return. ³³  He brought with him his servant ³⁴  and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly. ³⁵ 

Judges 19:22

19:22 They were having a good time, ³⁶  when suddenly ³⁷  some men of the city, some good-for-nothings, ³⁸  surrounded the house and kept beating ³⁹  on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, “Send out the man who came to visit you so we can have sex with him.” ⁴⁰ 

[5:9]  ¹ tn The words “went out” are supplied in the translation for clarity.

[5:16]  ² tn The meaning of the Hebrew word מִשְׁפְּתַיִם (mishpÿtayim) is uncertain. Some understand the word to mean “campfires.”

[5:16]  ³ tn Or “whistling.”

[5:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “listening to the pipe playing for the flocks.”

[16:18]  ³ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[16:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “she sent and summoned.”

[16:18]  ⁵ tc The translation follows the Qere, לִי (li, “to me”) rather than the Kethib, לָהּ (lah, “to her”).

[16:18]  ⁶ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[5:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “Issachar.” The words “the men of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[5:15]  ⁵ tn Or “was true to.”

[5:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “at his feet.”

[5:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “great was.”

[5:15]  ⁸ tc The great majority of Hebrew mss have “resolves of heart,” but a few mss read “searchings of heart,” which is preferable in light of v. 16.

[18:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “and went into the midst of the people.”

[19:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he arose to go.”

[19:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “Sustain your heart [with] a bit of food.”

[19:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “And they sat and ate, the two of them together, and they drank.”

[19:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “Be willing and spend the night so that your heart might be good.”

[9:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “brothers.”

[9:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “into the ears of.”

[9:3]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and all these words.”

[9:3]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”

[9:3]  ¹² tn Heb “our brother.”

[16:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “when your heart is not with me.”

[16:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[16:17]  ¹¹ tn Heb “a razor has not come upon my head.”

[16:17]  ¹² tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

[16:17]  ¹³ tn Heb “from the womb of my mother.”

[16:17]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “I.” The referent has been made more specific in the translation (“my head”).

[16:25]  ¹¹ tn Heb “When their heart was good.”

[16:25]  ¹² tn Heb “before them.”

[19:3]  ¹² tn Heb “arose and came.”

[19:3]  ¹³ tn Heb “to speak to her heart to bring her back.”

[19:3]  ¹⁴ tn Or “young man.”

[19:3]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “he was happy to meet him.”

[19:22]  ¹³ tn Heb “they were making their heart good.”

[19:22]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “and look.”

[19:22]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “the men of the city, men, the sons of wickedness.” The phrases are in apposition; the last phrase specifies what type of men they were. It is not certain if all the men of the city are in view, or just a group of troublemakers. In 20:5 the town leaders are implicated in the crime, suggesting that all the men of the city were involved. If so, the implication is that the entire male population of the town were good-for-nothings.

[19:22]  ¹⁶ tn The Hitpael verb form appears to have an iterative force here, indicating repeated action.

[19:22]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “so we can know him.” On the surface one might think they simply wanted to meet the visitor and get to know him, but their hostile actions betray their double-talk. The old man, who has been living with them long enough to know what they are like, seems to have no doubts about the meaning of their words (see v. 23).