Judges 1:33

1:33 The men of Naphtali did not conquer the people living in Beth Shemesh or Beth Anath. ¹  They live among the Canaanites residing in the land. The Canaanites ²  living in Beth Shemesh and Beth Anath were forced to do hard labor for them.

Judges 5:11

5:11 Hear ³  the sound of those who divide the sheep ⁴  among the watering places;

there they tell of ⁵  the Lord’s victorious deeds,

the victorious deeds of his warriors ⁶  in Israel.

Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates –

Judges 18:1

The Tribe of Dan Finds an Inheritance

18:1 In those days Israel had no king. And in those days the Danite tribe was looking for a place ⁷  to settle, because at that time they did not yet have a place to call their own among the tribes of Israel. ⁸ 

Judges 21:21

21:21 and keep your eyes open. ⁹  When you see ¹⁰  the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration, ¹¹  jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin.

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¹ tn Heb “the people living in Beth Shemesh or the people living in Beth Anath.”

² tn The term “Canaanites” is supplied here both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

³ tn The word “Hear” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Some translate “those who distribute the water” (HALOT 344 s.v. חצץ pi). For other options see B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 246-47.

⁵ tn Or perhaps “repeat.”

⁶ tn See the note on the term “warriors” in v. 7.

⁷ tn Heb “an inheritance.”

⁸ tn Heb “because there had not fallen to them by that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel an inheritance.”

⁹ tn Heb “and look.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and look, when.”

¹¹ tn Heb “in the dances.”