Judges 14:4
14:4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing, 1 because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines 2 (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
Judges 18:3
18:3 As they approached 3 Micah’s house, they recognized the accent 4 of the young Levite. So they stopped 5 there and said to him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? What is your business here?” 6
Judges 18:18
18:18 When these men broke into Micah’s house and stole 7 the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, the priest said to them, “What are you doing?”
1 tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”
2 tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”
3 tn Or “When they were near.”
4 tn Heb “voice.” This probably means that “his speech was Judahite [i.e., southern] like their own, not Israelite [i.e., northern]” (R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 263).
5 tn Heb “turned aside.”
6 tn Heb “What [is there] to you here?”
7 tn Heb “These went into Micah’s house and took.”