Judges 9:28
Context9:28 Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? 1 Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech? 2
Judges 19:18
Context19:18 The Levite 3 said to him, “We are traveling from Bethlehem 4 in Judah to the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. That’s where I’m from. I had business in Bethlehem in Judah, but now I’m heading home. 5 But no one has invited me into their home.


[9:28] 1 tn Heb “and Zebul his appointee.”
[9:28] 2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abimelech) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:18] 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[19:18] 4 map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.
[19:18] 5 tn Heb “I went to Bethlehem in Judah, but [to] the house of the LORD I am going.” The Hebrew text has “house of the LORD,” which might refer to the shrine at Shiloh. The LXX reads “to my house.”