Judges 9:27

9:27 They went out to the field, harvested their grapes, ¹  squeezed out the juice, ²  and celebrated. They came to the temple ³  of their god and ate, drank, and cursed Abimelech.

Judges 19:8

19:8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. ⁴  Wait until later in the day to leave!” ⁵  So they ate a meal together.

[9:27]  ¹ tn Heb “vineyards.”

[9:27]  ² tn Heb “stomped” or “trampled.” This refers to the way in which the juice was squeezed out in the wine vats by stepping on the grapes with one’s bare feet. For a discussion of grape harvesting in ancient Israel, see O. Borowski, Agriculture in Iron Age Israel, 110-14.

[9:27]  ³ tn Heb “house.”

[19:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.

[19:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”