Discovery BoxJudges 2:1 
Context2:1 The Lord’s angelic messenger 1 went up from Gilgal to Bokim. He said, “I brought you up from Egypt and led you into the land I had solemnly promised to give to your ancestors. 2 I said, ‘I will never break my agreement 3 with you,
Judges 12:9
Context12:9 He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, 4 and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. 5 Ibzan 6 led 7 Israel for seven years;
1 sn See Exod 14:19; 23:20.
2 tn Heb “the land that I had sworn to your fathers.”
3 tn Or “covenant” (also in the following verse).
4 tn Heb “thirty daughters he sent off outside.” Another option is to translate, “He arranged for his thirty daughters…” It is not clear if he had more than the “thirty daughters” mentioned in the text.
5 tn Heb “and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from the outside.”
6 tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ibzan) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for English stylistic reasons.
7 tn Traditionally, “judged.”
