Judges 1:17
Context1:17 The men of Judah went with their brothers the men of Simeon 1 and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They wiped out Zephath. 2 So people now call the city Hormah. 3
Judges 16:25
Context16:25 When they really started celebrating, 4 they said, “Call for Samson so he can entertain us!” So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. 5 They made him stand between two pillars.
1 tn Heb “Judah went with Simeon, his brother.”
2 tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Zephath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 sn The name Hormah (חָרְמָה, khormah) sounds like the Hebrew verb translated “wipe out” (חָרַם, kharam).
4 tn Heb “When their heart was good.”
5 tn Heb “before them.”