SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023 – Page 2

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 9:27

9:27a And after they had gone out into the fields,

The people went out into the ⌊grape⌋ fields.
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⌊At the time of the harvest⌋ they went to the fields

9:27b gathered grapes from their vineyards, and trodden them,

They picked the grapes and trod on them ⌊to squeeze out the juice and make wine⌋ .
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to harvest the grapes ⌊and make wine from them⌋ .

9:27c they held a festival and went into the house of their god;

Then they had a feast in the temple of their god.
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Then they had a celebration. They went to the temple of their idol.

9:27d and as they ate and drank, they cursed Abimelech.

They ate and drank and they cast curses on Abimelek.
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When they had eaten and drunk ⌊a lot⌋ they cursed Abimelek.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 10:2

10:2a Tola judged Israel twenty-three years,

He ruled the people of Israel for twenty-three years.
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He was the judge in Israel for twenty-three (23) years.

10:2b and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.

When he died he was buried in Shamir.
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Then he died and they buried him in Shamir.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 11:16

11:16 But when Israel came up out of Egypt, they traveled through the wilderness to the Red Sea and came to Kadesh.

When they came out of Egypt they went through the wilderness to the Red Sea and then on to Kadesh.
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When they left the country of Egypt they went through the wilderness to the Red Sea. Then they went on to Kadesh town ⌊at the border of Edom⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 12:8

Section 12:8-15

Ibzan, then Elon and then Abdon ruled Israel after Jephthah

12:8 After Jephthah, Ibzan of Bethlehem judged Israel.

After Jephthah, Ibzan from the town Bethlehem judged Israel.
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Ibzan was the leader of Israel after Jephthah died. He was from a town called Bethlehem.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 13:25

13:25a And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him

The Spirit of Yahweh began to urge Samson ⌊to act⌋
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Then Yahweh’s Spirit started to drive/push him ⌊into action⌋ .

13:25b at Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

while he was living in Mahaneh Dan. That was between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.
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That ⌊first⌋ happened when Samson was in the Camp of Dan, in between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

13:25a-b (reordered)

When Samson was staying in Mahaneh Dan, the Spirit of Yahweh began to urge him ⌊to act⌋ . Mahaneh Dan was between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 15:12

15:12a But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you

Then they told him, “We have come to tie/bind you ⌊with ropes⌋ .
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The men of Judah said/answered, “We are here to take you captive
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Then men of Judah told Samson, “We are going to tie you up.

15:12b and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Then we will give you to the Philistines.”
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and to turn you over to the Philistines.”
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Then we are going to give you to the Philistines as their prisoner.”

15:12c Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

Samson said, “Swear to me that you yourselves will not kill me.”
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Then Samson responded, “Promise me that you are not going to kill me.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 16:24

16:24a And when the people saw him,

When they saw their god
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When the Philistia people saw their god

16:24b they praised their god, saying:

they praised him and said,
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they praised him. They said,

16:24c “Our god has delivered into our hands our enemy

“Our god helped us capture our enemy.
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“Our god has given Samson our enemy to us.

16:24d who destroyed our land and multiplied our dead.”

Samson is the one who destroyed our land and killed our people.”
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He destroyed our land and he killed many of us.”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 18:12

18:12a They went up and camped at Kiriath-jearim in Judah.

On the way they camped near Kiriath Jearim in the land of Judah.
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They put up their tents near the town of Kiriath Jearim which belonged to the clan of Judah.

18:12b That is why the place west of Kiriath-jearim is called Mahaneh-dan to this day.

It was a place to the west of Kiriath Jearim, and people still refer to it as Mahaneh Dan, which means “Camp of Dan.”
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That is why they still call the place to the west of Kiriath Jearim “Camp of Dan.”

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023