Judges 1:1

Judah Takes the Lead

1:1 After Joshua died, the Israelites asked ¹  the Lord, “Who should lead the invasion against the Canaanites and launch the attack?” ² 

Judges 11:12

Jephthah Gives a History Lesson

11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have ³  you come against me to attack my land?”

Judges 15:7

15:7 Samson said to them, “Because you did this, ⁴  I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.” ⁵ 

Judges 20:30

20:30 The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; ⁶  they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before.

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¹ tn The Hebrew verb translated “asked” (שָׁאַל, sha’al) refers here to consulting the Lord through a prophetic oracle; cf. NAB “consulted.”

² tn Heb “Who should first go up for us against the Canaanites to attack them?”

³ tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”

⁴ tn The Niphal of נָקָם (naqam, “to avenge, to take vengeance”) followed by the preposition ב (bet) has the force “to get revenge against.” See 1 Sam 18:25; Jer 50:15; Ezek 25:12.

⁵ tn Heb “and afterward I will stop.”

⁶ tn Heb “the third day.”