Judges 2:7
Context2:7 The people worshiped 1 the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men 2 who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed 3 all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. 4
Judges 20:6
Context20:6 I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces 5 throughout the territory occupied by Israel, 6 because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity 7 in Israel.
1 tn Or “served”; or “followed.”
2 tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”
3 tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”
4 tn Heb “the great work of the
5 tn Heb “her”; the referent is more naturally stated in English as “the pieces.”
6 tn Heb “throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel.”
7 tn Heb “a wicked and disgraceful [thing].”