Judges 9:21

9:21 Then Jotham ran away ¹  to Beer and lived there to escape from ²  Abimelech his half-brother. ³ 

Judges 14:10

14:10 Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. ⁴  Samson hosted a party ⁵  there, for this was customary for bridegrooms ⁶  to do.

Judges 16:1

Samson’s Downfall

16:1 Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. ⁷ 

Judges 17:7

Micah Hires a Professional

17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem ⁸  in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. ⁹ 

Judges 19:7

19:7 When the man got ready to leave, ¹⁰  his father-in-law convinced him to stay another night. ¹¹ 

Judges 21:4

21:4 The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and token of peace. ¹² 

Judges 21:9

21:9 When they took roll call, ¹³  they noticed ¹⁴  none of the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead were there.

[9:21]  ¹ tn Heb “fled and ran away and went.”

[9:21]  ² tn Heb “from before.”

[9:21]  ³ tn Heb “his brother.”

[14:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “And his father went down to the woman.”

[14:10]  ⁵ tn Or “[wedding] feast.”

[14:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “the young men.”

[16:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “and he went in to her.” The idiom בּוֹא אֶל (bo’ ’el, “to go to”) often has sexual connotations.

[17:7]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

[17:7]  ¹¹ 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.”

[19:7]  ¹³ tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”

[19:7]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”

[21:4]  ¹⁶ tn Or “peace offerings.”

[21:9]  ¹⁹ tn Or “when the people were mustered.”

[21:9]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and look.”