Judges 6:29

6:29 They said to one another, ¹  “Who did this?” ²  They investigated the matter thoroughly ³  and concluded ⁴  that Gideon son of Joash had done it.

Judges 8:25

8:25 They said, “We are happy to give you earrings.” ⁵  So they ⁶  spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

Judges 17:5

17:5 Now this man Micah owned a shrine. ⁷  He made an ephod ⁸  and some personal idols and hired one of his sons to serve as a priest. ⁹ 

Judges 18:29

18:29 They named it Dan after their ancestor, who was one of Israel’s sons. ¹⁰  But the city’s name used to be Laish.

Judges 19:13

19:13 He said to his servant, ¹¹  “Come on, we will go into one of the other towns ¹²  and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”

Judges 20:16-17

20:16 Among this army ¹³  were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. ¹⁴  Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target. ¹⁵  20:17 The men of Israel (not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior. ¹⁶ 

Judges 21:1

600 Brides for 600 Brothers

21:1 The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”

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¹ tn Heb “each one to his neighbor.”

² tn Heb “this thing.”

³ tn Heb “they inquired and searched.” The synonyms are joined to emphasize the care with which they conducted their inquiry.

⁴ tn Heb “and said.” Perhaps the plural subject is indefinite. If so, it could be translated, “they were told.”

⁵ tn Heb “We will indeed give.”

⁶ tc In the LXX the subject of this verb is singular, referring to Gideon rather than to the Israelites.

⁷ tn Heb “house of God.”

⁸ sn Here an ephod probably refers to a priestly garment (cf. Exod 28:4-6).

⁹ tn Heb “and he filled the hand of one of his sons and he became his priest.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “They called the name of the city Dan, after the name of Dan their father, who had been born to Israel.”

¹¹ tn Or “young man.”

¹² tn Heb “we will enter one of the places.”

¹³ tn Heb “And from all this people.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “seven hundred choice men, bound/restricted in the right hand.” On the significance of the idiom, “bound/restricted in the right hand,” see the translator’s note on 3:15.

¹⁵ tn “at a single hair and not miss.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “a man of war.”