Judges 1:2

1:2 The Lord said, “The men of Judah should take the lead. ¹  Be sure of this! I am handing the land over to them.” ² 

Judges 2:6

The End of an Era

2:6 When Joshua dismissed ³  the people, the Israelites went to their allotted portions of territory, ⁴  intending to take possession of the land.

Judges 11:23

11:23 Since ⁵  the Lord God of Israel has driven out ⁶  the Amorites before his people Israel, do you think you can just take it from them? ⁷ 

Judges 19:20

19:20 The old man said, “Everything is just fine! ⁸  I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

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¹ tn Heb “Judah should go up.”

² tn The Hebrew exclamation הִנֵּה (hinneh, traditionally, “Behold”), translated “Be sure of this,” draws attention to the following statement. The verb form in the following statement (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

³ tn Or “sent away.”

⁴ tn Heb “the Israelites went each to his inheritance.”

⁵ tn Heb “Now.”

⁶ tn Or “dispossessed.”

⁷ tn Heb “will you dispossess him [i.e., Israel; or possibly “it,” i.e., the territory]?” There is no interrogative marker in the Hebrew text.

⁸ tn Heb “Peace to you.”