Judges 6:4

6:4 They invaded the land ¹  and devoured ²  its crops ³  all the way to Gaza. They left nothing for the Israelites to eat, ⁴  and they took away ⁵  the sheep, oxen, and donkeys.

Judges 13:14

13:14 She should not drink ⁶  anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. ⁷  She should obey everything I commanded her to do.”

Judges 14:14

14:14 He said to them,

“Out of the one who eats came something to eat;

out of the strong one came something sweet.”

They could not solve the riddle for three days.

Judges 19:5

19:5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. ⁸  But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, ⁹  then you can go.”

Judges 20:26

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ¹⁰  went up to ¹¹  Bethel. ¹²  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ¹³  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ¹⁴  to the Lord.

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¹ tn Heb “They encamped against them.”

² tn Heb “destroyed.”

³ tn Heb “the crops of the land.”

⁴ tn Heb “They left no sustenance in Israel.”

⁵ tn The words “they took away” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁶ tn Heb “eat.”

⁷ tn Heb “eat anything unclean.” Certain foods were regarded as ritually “unclean” (see Lev 11). Eating such food made one ritually “contaminated.”

⁸ tn Heb “and he arose to go.”

⁹ tn Heb “Sustain your heart [with] a bit of food.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and all the people.”

¹¹ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

¹² map For location see Map4-G4; Map5-C1; Map6-E3; Map7-D1; Map8-G3.

¹³ tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

¹⁴ tn Or “peace offerings.”