Judges 2:17

2:17 But they did not obey ¹  their leaders. Instead they prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped ²  them. They quickly turned aside from the path ³  their ancestors ⁴  had walked. Their ancestors had obeyed the Lord’s commands, but they did not. ⁵ 

Judges 6:26

6:26 Then build an altar for the Lord your God on the top of this stronghold according to the proper pattern. ⁶  Take the second bull and offer it as a burnt sacrifice on the wood from the Asherah pole that you cut down.”

Judges 13:8

13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, ⁷  “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God ⁸  to visit ⁹  us again, so he can teach ¹⁰  us how we should raise ¹¹  the child who will be born.”

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¹ tn Or “did not listen to.”

² tn Or “bowed before.”

³ tn Or “way [of life].”

⁴ tn Or “fathers.”

⁵ tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”

⁶ tn Possibly “in a row” or “in a layer,” perhaps referring to the arrangement of the stones used in the altar’s construction.

⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”

⁹ tn Heb “come to.”

¹⁰ tc The LXX has “enlighten,” understanding the Hebrew to read וִיאִירֵנוּ (vi’irenu, “to give light”) rather than the reading of the MT, וְיוֹרֵנוּ (vÿyorenu, “to teach”).

¹¹ tn Heb “what we should do for.”