Judges 2:3

2:3 At that time I also warned you, ¹  ‘If you disobey, ²  I will not drive out the Canaanites ³  before you. They will ensnare you ⁴  and their gods will lure you away.’” ⁵ 

Judges 4:11

4:11 Now Heber the Kenite had moved away ⁶  from the Kenites, the descendants of Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law. He lived ⁷  near the great tree in Zaanannim near Kedesh.

Judges 4:17

4:17 Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor ⁸  and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty. ⁹ 

Judges 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land ¹⁰  and devoured ¹¹  its crops ¹²  all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, ¹³  and they took away ¹⁴  the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Judges 15:14

15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered ¹⁵  him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in ¹⁶  fire, and they ¹⁷  melted away from his hands.

Judges 18:24

18:24 He said, “You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me, ‘What do you want?’” ¹⁸ 

Judges 20:32

20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ¹⁹  and lure them ²⁰  away from the city into the main roads.”

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¹ tn Heb “And I also said.” The use of the perfect tense here suggests that the messenger is recalling an earlier statement (see Josh 23:12-13). However, some translate, “And I also say,” understanding the following words as an announcement of judgment upon those gathered at Bokim.

² tn The words “If you disobey” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See Josh 23:12-13.

³ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Canaanites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צִדִּים (tsiddim) is uncertain in this context. It may be related to an Akkadian cognate meaning “snare.” If so, a more literal translation would be “they will become snares to you.” Normally the term in question means “sides,” but this makes no sense here. On the basis of Num 33:55 some suggest the word for “thorns” has been accidentally omitted. If this word is added, the text would read, “they will become [thorns] in your sides” (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).

⁵ tn Heb “their gods will become a snare to you.”

⁶ tn Or “separated.”

⁷ tn Heb “pitched his tent.”

⁸ map For location see Map1-D2; Map2-D3; Map3-A2; Map4-C1.

⁹ tn Heb “for there was peace between.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

¹¹ tn Heb “destroyed.”

¹² tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

¹³ tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

¹⁴ tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁵ tn Heb “rushed on.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “burned with.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “his bonds.”

¹⁸ tn Heb “What is this you say to me, ‘What to you?’”

¹⁹ tn Or “run away.”

²⁰ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).