Judges 14:17
14:17 She cried on his shoulder 1 until the party was almost over. 2 Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. 3 Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. 4
Judges 18:30
18:30 The Danites worshiped 5 the carved image. Jonathan, descendant 6 of Gershom, son of Moses, 7 and his descendants 8 served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.
Judges 19:8
19:8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. 9 Wait until later in the day to leave!” 10 So they ate a meal together.
Judges 19:25
19:25 The men refused to listen to him, so the Levite 11 grabbed his concubine and made her go outside. 12 They raped 13 her and abused her all night long until morning. They let her go at dawn.
Judges 20:23
20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we 14 again march out to fight 15 the Benjaminites, our brothers?” 16 The Lord said, “Attack them!” 17
Judges 20:26
20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, 18 went up to 19 Bethel. 20 They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything 21 that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace 22 to the Lord.
1 tn Heb “on him.”
2 tn Heb “the seven days [during] which they held the party.” This does not mean she cried for the entire seven days; v. 15 indicates otherwise. She cried for the remainder of the seven day period, beginning on the fourth day.
3 tn Heb “because she forced him.”
4 tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”
5 tn Heb “erected for themselves.”
6 tn Heb “son.”
7 tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.
8 tn Heb “sons.”
9 tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.
10 tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”
11 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
12 tn Heb “and he caused [her] to go outside to them.”
13 tn Heb “knew,” in the sexual sense.
14 tn Heb “I” (collective singular).
15 tn Heb “approach for battle.”
16 tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).
17 tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).
18 tn Heb “and all the people.”
19 tn Heb “went up and came [to].”
20 map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.
21 tn Traditionally, “fasted.”
22 tn Or “peace offerings.”