Judges 5:11

5:11 Hear ¹  the sound of those who divide the sheep ²  among the watering places;

there they tell of ³  the Lord’s victorious deeds,

the victorious deeds of his warriors ⁴  in Israel.

Then the Lord’s people went down to the city gates –

Judges 10:6

The Lord’s Patience Runs Short

10:6 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁵  They worshiped ⁶  the Baals and the Ashtars, ⁷  as well as the gods of Syria, Sidon, ⁸  Moab, the Ammonites, and the Philistines. ⁹  They abandoned the Lord and did not worship ¹⁰  him.

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ¹¹  in those days), “Should we ¹²  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ¹³  or should we ¹⁴  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ¹⁵  over to you.”

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¹ tn The word “Hear” is supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons.

² tn The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain. Some translate “those who distribute the water” (HALOT 344 s.v. חצץ pi). For other options see B. Lindars, Judges 1-5, 246-47.

³ tn Or perhaps “repeat.”

⁴ tn See the note on the term “warriors” in v. 7.

⁵ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord.”

⁶ tn Or “served;” or “followed.”

⁷ sn The Ashtars were local manifestations of the goddess Ashtar (i.e., Astarte).

⁸ map For location see Map1-A1; JP3-F3; JP4-F3.

⁹ tn Heb “the gods of Syria, the gods of Sidon, the gods of Moab, the gods of the Ammonites, and the gods of the Philistines.”

¹⁰ tn Or “serve”; or “follow.”

¹¹ tn Heb “standing before him.”

¹² tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

¹³ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

¹⁴ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

¹⁵ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).