1 tn Heb “he found.”
2 tn Heb “fresh,” i.e., not decayed and brittle.
3 tn Heb “he reached out his hand and took it.”
4 tn The Hebrew text adds “with it.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
5 tn Heb “And Benjamin went out to meet them from Gibeah the second day, and they struck down among the sons of Israel eighteen thousand men to the ground, all of these were wielding the sword.”
6 tn Heb “And the sons of Israel struck down in Benjamin that day 25,100 men, all of these wielding the sword.”