Judges 1:35

1:35 The Amorites managed ¹  to remain in Har Heres, ²  Aijalon, and Shaalbim. Whenever the tribe of Joseph was strong militarily, ³  the Amorites were forced to do hard labor.

Judges 17:7

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17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem ⁴  in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. ⁵ 

Judges 21:3

21:3 They said, “Why, O Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?” An entire ⁶  tribe has disappeared from Israel today!”

Judges 21:6

21:6 The Israelites regretted what had happened to ⁷  their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire ⁸  tribe from Israel!

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¹ tn Or “were determined.”

² tn Or “Mount Heres”; the term הַר (har) means “mount” or “mountain” in Hebrew.

³ tn Heb “Whenever the hand of the tribe of Joseph was heavy.”

⁴ map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

⁵ tn Heb “There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the tribe of Judah, and he was a Levite, and he was temporarily residing there.”

⁶ tn Heb “one.”

⁷ tn Or “felt sorry for.”

⁸ tn Heb “cut off one.”