SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023 – Page 77

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 10:11

10:11 The LORD replied, “When the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,

Yahweh asked them, “Didn’t the Egyptians, the Amorites, the Ammonites, the Philistines,
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Yahweh said, “I have saved you many times when you prayed to me for help. I saved you from the Egypt people and the Amor people and the Ammon people and the Philistia people.

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SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 11:25

11:25a Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab?

You are not any better than Balak the king of Moab son of Zippor are you?
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You are no better than King Balak the son of Zippor the king of Moab was.

11:25b Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?

Did he ever quarrel with Israel? Did he ever fight Israel?
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He never argued or fought with Israel.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 13:2

13:2a Now there was a man from Zorah named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites,

There was a man named Manoah from the town called Zorah. Manoah was of the clan of Dan.
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⌊During that time,⌋ a man named Manoah lived in the town of Zorah. He was a descendant of Dan.

13:2b whose wife was barren and had no children.

Manoah’s wife had not given birth to any children because she could not.
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His wife was not able to have children, and she did not have any.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 14:9

14:9a So he scooped some honey into his hands

He scraped it out into the palms of his hands
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Samson scraped the honey into his ⌊bare⌋ hands.

14:9b and ate it as he went along.

and ate it as he walked/went.
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Then, as he walked, he ate the honey.

14:9c And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them

When he reached his father and his mother, he gave some to them.
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When Samson saw his parents, he gave them some of the honey,

14:9d and they ate it.

So they also ate it.
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and they ate it too.

14:9e But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

But he did not say to them that he had scraped the honey out of the dead body of the lion.
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But Samson had not told them that he had gotten the honey from the corpse of the lion.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 16:1

Section 16:1-22

Samson met Delilah

16:1a One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute

One day Samson went to Gaza and met a prostitute there
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One day while Samson was in ⌊the Philistine town of⌋ Gaza, he saw a prostitute.

16:1b and went in to spend the night with her.

and stayed with her for a night.
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He had sexual relations with her that night.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 17:2

17:2a said to his mother,

told his mother:
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He said to his mother,

17:2b “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you

“One thousand one hundred (1,100) pieces of silver were stolen from you. (sing.)
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“Someone stole thirteen (13) kilograms of silver from you.

17:2c and about which I heard you utter a curse—

I heard you put a curse ⌊on the person who stole it⌋ .
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You cursed ⌊the person who did this⌋ and I heard you.

17:2d I have the silver here with me; I took it.”

It was me who took the silver. I still have it with me.”
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I am the one who stole it. I still have the silver.”

17:2e Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”

His mother said, “My son, may Yahweh bless you ⌊for admitting it to me⌋ .”
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Then his mother asked Yahweh to bless him ⌊for telling her what he had done⌋ .

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 18:21

18:21a Putting their small children, their livestock, and their possessions in front of them,

With the little ones ⌊walking⌋ in the front, along with the cattle and all their valuable things,
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⌊As they started on their way,⌋ the soldiers walked behind the children with all the domestic animals and their possessions,

18:21b they turned and departed.

the entire group moved on ⌊from there⌋ .
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and they left ⌊Micah’s house⌋ .

18:21a-b (reordered)

Then they left ⌊Micah’s house⌋ . ⌊Families with⌋ children ⌊walked⌋ in front with the animals and baggage.

SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 19:22

Section 19:22-30

The men of Gibeah threatened the Levite and killed his concubine

19:22a While they were enjoying themselves,

They were having a good time
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They were being happy together.

19:22b suddenly the wicked men of the city surrounded the house.

when some bad men from the city encircled the house.
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Then some of the city’s evil men went all around the house.

19:22c Pounding on the door,

They banged on the door
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They beat hard on the door.

19:22d they said to the old man who owned the house,

and yelled at the house owner, the old man. They said,
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They shouted at the old man whose house it was and said,

19:22e “Bring out the man who came to your house,

“Send out the man who is at your house
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“Bring out the man who is in your home!

19:22f so we can have relations with him!”

so we can have sex with him!”
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We want to have sex with him!”

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Source: SIL Translator’s Notes on Judges 2023