1:30 The men of Zebulun did not conquer the people living in Kitron and Nahalol. 1 The Canaanites lived among them and were forced to do hard labor.
14:10 Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. 17 Samson hosted a party 18 there, for this was customary for bridegrooms 19 to do.
1 tn Heb “the people living in Kitron and the people living in Nahalol.”
2 tn Or “were determined.”
3 tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.
4 tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”
5 tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.
6 tn Heb “the
7 tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”
8 tn Or “they experienced great distress.”
9 tn The Hebrew text adds “to you,” but this has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
10 tn Heb “and I will bring out my gift.” The precise nuance of the Hebrew word מִנְחָה (minkhah, “gift”) is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a gift offered as a sign of goodwill or submission. In some cases it is used of a gift offered to appease someone whom the offerer has offended. The word can also carry a sacrificial connotation.
11 tn Heb “Look! He and the people who are with him will come out to you, and you will do to him what your hand finds [to do].”
12 tn Heb “according to all whatever is good in your eyes.”
13 sn You do to us as you see fit, but deliver us today. The request seems contradictory, but it can be explained in one of two ways. They may be asking for relief from their enemies and direct discipline from God’s hand. Or they may mean, “In the future you can do whatever you like to us, but give us relief from what we’re suffering right now.”
14 tn Heb “Now.”
15 tn Or “dispossessed.”
16 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.
17 tn Heb “And his father went down to the woman.”
18 tn Or “[wedding] feast.”
19 tn Heb “the young men.”
20 tn Heb “And I am going to reside in a place I can find.”
21 tn Heb “the man, the traveler.”