SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023 – Page 66

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 20:37

20:37a The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah;

Then the soldiers in the ambush ran to Gibeah town
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Then the men who were hiding ran into the town of Gibeah.

20:37b they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.

and went in. They killed everyone in the city.
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They went all through the city and killed all its people.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 21:21

21:21a and watch.

and keep watch.
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and wait for their chance.

21:21b When you see the daughters of Shiloh come out to perform their dances,

When the young women of Shiloh town come out ⌊of the town⌋ and start to dance,
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They said, “When ⌊you see⌋ the young women come out of Shiloh town to dance,

21:21c each of you is to come out of the vineyards, catch for himself a wife from the daughters of Shiloh,

run out of the vineyards and each of you take a woman to be his wife.
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each of you run out from the grape fields and grab a young woman to be your wife.

21:21d and go to the land of Benjamin.

Then take them back to your land in Benjamin.
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Then everyone should go back to the land of Benjamin.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 1:17

1:17a Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites,

The men of Judah went with the men of Simeon their relatives
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The men ⌊of the clan⌋ of Judah went with their brothers, the men ⌊of the clan⌋ of Simeon.

1:17b attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted the city to destruction.

to fight the people of Canaan who lived in Zephath. They completely destroyed that town.
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They attacked the people of Canaan who lived in the town of Zephath, and totally destroyed the town.

1:17c So it was called Hormah.

They gave the town a new name, Hormah.
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They ⌊renamed the town and⌋ called it Hormah ⌊which means “set apart for destruction⌋ .”

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2:13

2:13 for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

because they abandoned him and followed the Baal gods and the Ashtoreth gods.
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because his people left him and worshiped ⌊the idols called⌋ Baal and Ashtoreth.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 3:22

3:22a Even the handle sank in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it,

The sword went in so deep that the handle disappeared, and the fat closed over it.
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The knife went in all the way, including the handle, and the fat closed over the blade.

3:22b Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And Eglon’s bowels emptied.

Ehud did not pull the sword out of the king’s stomach, and his feces came out.
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Ehud did not withdraw the sword, and the king’s stomach contents came out.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 4:23

4:23 On that day God subdued Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.

On that day God humbled Jabin king of Canaan before the Israelites.
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On that day God put King Jabin king of Canaan under the power of the Israelites.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 5:31

5:31a So may all Your enemies perish, O LORD!

O Yahweh, may all your (sing.) enemies perish like this.
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Yahweh, let all your enemies die like General Sisera.

5:31b But may those who love You shine like the sun at its brightest.”

And may all who love you be like the sun when it rises dazzling bright.”
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But let all your friends be strong like the bright rising sun.”

5:31c And the land had rest for forty years.

After that the country was at peace for forty years.
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Then the people of Israel had no more wars for forty (40) years.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 6:32

6:32a So on that day Gideon was called Jerubbaal, that is to say, “Let Baal contend with him,”

He was nicknamed Jerub-Baal. People said, “Let Baal defend himself against Gideon,”
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People called him Jerub-Baal. ⌊It means “Let Baal defend himself.” They called him by that⌋ because they thought, “Baal should defend himself,”

6:32b because he had torn down Baal’s altar.

because Gideon destroyed the altar of Baal
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but Gideon destroyed Baal’s sacrifice platform

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