Judges 2:23

2:23 This is why ¹  the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; ²  he did not hand them over to Joshua.

Judges 4:8

4:8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go. But if you do not go with me, I will not go.”

Judges 13:4

13:4 Now be careful! Do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any food that will make you ritually unclean. ³ 

Judges 20:8

20:8 All Israel rose up in unison ⁴  and said, “Not one of us will go home! ⁵  Not one of us will return ⁶  to his house!

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¹ tn The words “this is why” are interpretive.

² tn Or “quickly.”

³ tn Heb “eat anything unclean.” Certain foods were regarded as ritually “unclean” (see Lev 11). Eating such food made one ritually “contaminated.”

⁴ tn Heb “as one man.”

⁵ tn Heb “to his tent.”

⁶ tn Or “turn aside.”