Discovery BoxJudges 1:19 
Context1:19 The Lord was with the men of Judah. They conquered 1 the hill country, but they could not 2 conquer the people living in the coastal plain, because they had chariots with iron-rimmed wheels. 3
Judges 3:19
Context3:19 But he went back 4 once he reached 5 the carved images 6 at Gilgal. He said to Eglon, 7 “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon 8 said, “Be quiet!” 9 All his attendants left.
Judges 4:9
Context4:9 She said, “I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame 10 on the expedition you are undertaking, 11 for the Lord will turn Sisera over to a woman.” 12 Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.
Judges 5:31
Context5:31 May all your enemies perish like this, O Lord!
But may those who love you shine
like the rising sun at its brightest!” 13
And the land had rest for forty years.
Judges 6:10
Context6:10 I said to you, “I am the Lord your God! Do not worship 14 the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’” 15
Judges 9:9
Context9:9 But the olive tree said to them, ‘I am not going to stop producing my oil, which is used to honor gods and men, just to sway above the other trees!’ 16
Judges 9:13
Context9:13 But the grapevine said to them, ‘I am not going to stop producing my wine, which makes gods and men so happy, just to sway above the other trees!’ 17
Judges 9:20
Context9:20 But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”
Judges 9:36
Context9:36 Gaal saw the men 18 and said to Zebul, “Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills.” But Zebul said to him, “You are seeing the shadows on the hills – it just looks like men.” 19
Judges 11:7-8
Context11:7 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “But you hated me and made me leave 20 my father’s house. Why do you come to me now, when you are in trouble?” 11:8 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That may be true, 21 but now we pledge to you our loyalty. 22 Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader 23 of all who live in Gilead.” 24
Judges 11:24
Context11:24 You have the right to take what Chemosh your god gives you, but we will take the land of all whom the Lord our God has driven out before us. 25
Judges 12:2
Context12:2 Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. 26 I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power. 27
Judges 13:9
Context13:9 God answered Manoah’s prayer. 28 God’s angelic messenger visited 29 the woman again while she was sitting in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.
Judges 14:6
Context14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered 30 him and he tore the lion 31 in two with his bare hands 32 as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
Judges 15:14
Context15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered 33 him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in 34 fire, and they 35 melted away from his hands.
Judges 15:18
Context15:18 He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant 36 this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?” 37
Judges 16:20
Context16:20 She said, “The Philistines are here, 38 Samson!” He woke up 39 and thought, 40 “I will do as I did before 41 and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.
Judges 18:9
Context18:9 They said, “Come on, let’s attack them, 42 for 43 we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, 44 but don’t hesitate 45 to invade and conquer 46 the land.
Judges 19:5
Context19:5 On the fourth day they woke up early and the Levite got ready to leave. 47 But the girl’s father said to his son-in-law, “Have a bite to eat for some energy, 48 then you can go.”
Judges 19:8
Context19:8 He woke up early in the morning on the fifth day so he could leave, but the girl’s father said, “Get some energy. 49 Wait until later in the day to leave!” 50 So they ate a meal together.
Judges 19:10
Context19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left 51 and traveled as far as 52 Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). 53 He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. 54
Judges 19:15
Context19:15 They stopped there and decided to spend the night 55 in Gibeah. They came into the city and sat down in the town square, but no one invited them to spend the night. 56
Judges 19:24
Context19:24 Here are my virgin daughter and my guest’s 57 concubine. I will send them out and you can abuse them and do to them whatever you like. 58 But don’t do such a disgraceful thing to this man!”
Judges 20:13
Context20:13 Now, hand over the good-for-nothings 59 in Gibeah so we can execute them and purge Israel of wickedness.” 60 But the Benjaminites refused to listen to their Israelite brothers.
Judges 20:32
Context20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat 61 and lure them 62 away from the city into the main roads.”
Judges 20:34
Context20:34 Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah – the battle was fierce. 63 But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep. 64
Judges 20:40
Context20:40 But when the signal, a pillar of smoke, began to rise up from the city, the Benjaminites turned around and saw the whole city going up in a cloud of smoke that rose high into the sky. 65
Judges 21:11
Context21:11 Do this: 66 exterminate every male, as well as every woman who has had sexual relations with a male. 67 But spare the lives of any virgins.” So they did as instructed. 68
1 tn Or “seized possession of”; or “occupied.”
2 tc Several textual witnesses support the inclusion of this verb.
3 tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.
4 tn Or “returned” (i.e., to Eglon’s palace).
5 tn The words “when he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”
6 tn Or “idols.”
7 tn The words “to Eglon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
8 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9 tn Or “Hush!”
10 tn Or “honor.”
11 tn Heb “on [account of (?)] the way which you are walking.” Another option is to translate, “due to the way you are going about this.” In this case direct reference is made to Barak’s hesitancy as the reason for his loss of glory.
12 tn Heb “for into the hands of a woman the
13 tn Heb “But may those who love him be like the going forth of the sun in its strength.”
14 tn Heb “Do not fear.”
15 tn Heb “you have not listened to my voice.”
16 tn Heb “Should I stop my abundance, with which they honor gods and men, and go to sway over the trees?” The negative sentence in the translation reflects the force of the rhetorical question.
17 tn Heb “Should I stop my wine, which makes happy gods and men, and go to sway over the trees?” The negative sentence in the translation reflects the force of the rhetorical question.
18 tn Heb “the people” (also in vv. 38, 43, 48). These were warriors, so “men” has been used in the translation, since in ancient Israelite culture soldiers would have been exclusively males.
19 tn Heb “the shadow on the hills you are seeing, like men.”
20 tn Heb “Did you not hate me and make me leave?”
21 tn Heb “therefore”; “even so.” For MT לָכֵן (lakhen, “therefore”) the LXX has an opposite reading, “not so,” which seems to be based on the Hebrew words לֹא כֵן (lo’ khen).
22 tn Heb “we have returned to you.” For another example of שׁוּב אֶל (shuv ’el) in the sense of “give allegiance to,” see 1 Kgs 12:27b.
23 sn Then you will become the leader. The leaders of Gilead now use the word רֹאשׁ (ro’sh, “head, leader”), the same term that appeared in their original, general offer (see 10:18). In their initial offer to Jephthah they had simply invited him to be their קָצִין (qatsin, “commander”; v. 6). When he resists they must offer him a more attractive reward – rulership over the region. See R. G. Boling, Judges (AB), 198.
24 tn Heb “leader of us and all who live in Gilead.”
25 tn Heb “Is it not so that what Chemosh your god causes you to possess, you possess, and all whom the
26 tn Heb A man of great strife I was and my people and the Ammonites.”
27 tn Heb “hand.”
28 tn Heb “God listened to the voice of Manoah.”
29 tn Heb “came to.”
30 tn Heb “rushed on.”
31 tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
32 tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”
33 tn Heb “rushed on.”
34 tn Heb “burned with.”
35 tn Heb “his bonds.”
36 tn Heb “you have placed into the hand of your servant.”
37 tn Heb “the uncircumcised,” which in context refers to the Philistines.
38 tn Heb “are upon you.”
39 tn The Hebrew adds, “from his sleep.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.
40 tn Heb “and said.”
41 tn Heb “I will go out as before.”
42 tn Heb “Arise, and let us go up against them.”
43 tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX adds “we entered and walked around in the land as far as Laish and.”
44 tn Heb “But you are inactive.”
45 tn Or “be lazy.”
46 tn Heb “to go”; “to enter”; “to possess.”
47 tn Heb “and he arose to go.”
48 tn Heb “Sustain your heart [with] a bit of food.”
49 tn Heb “Sustain your heart.” He is once more inviting him to stay for a meal.
50 tn Heb “Wait until the declining of the day.”
51 tn Heb “and he arose and went.”
52 tn Heb “to the front of.”
53 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
54 tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”
55 tn Heb “they turned aside there to enter to spend the night.”
56 tn Heb “and he entered and sat down, and there was no one receiving them into the house to spend the night.”
57 tn Heb “his”; the referent (the visiting Levite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
58 tn Heb “what is good in your eyes.”
59 tn Heb “the men, sons of wickedness.”
60 tn Heb “and burn away wickedness from Israel.”
61 tn Or “run away.”
62 tn Heb “him” (collective singular).
63 tn Heb “heavy”; or “severe.”
64 tn Heb “And they did not know that touching against them was disaster.”
65 tn Heb “Benjamin turned after him and, look, the whole city went up toward the sky.”
66 tn Heb “And this is the thing that you will do.”
67 tn Heb “every woman who is familiar with the bed of a male.”
68 tc Some Greek witnesses (notably Codex Vaticanus [B]) add the words, “‘But the virgins you should keep alive.’ And they did so.” These additional words, which probably represent the original Hebrew text, can be retroverted: וְאֶת־הַבְּתוּלוֹת תְּחַיּוּ וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כֵן (ve’et-habbÿtulot tÿkhayyu vayya’asu khen). It is likely that a scribe’s eye jumped from the vav (ו) on וְאֶת (vÿ’et) to the initial vav of v. 11, accidentally leaving out the intervening letters. The present translation is based on this reconstruction.
