Judges Notes

Judges 1

a 1:9 Hebrew Negev, and so throughout this book

b 1:14 Septuagint and Vulgate read he urged her.

c 1:35 Spelled Shaalabbin in Joshua 19:42

Judges 2

a 2:3 Septuagint, Targum, and Vulgate read enemies to you.

b 2:5 Literally Weeping

c 2:13 Canaanite goddesses

Judges 3

a 3:7 Name or symbol for Canaanite goddesses

b 3:24 Literally his

Judges 4

a 4:10 Literally at his feet

Judges 5

a 5:15 Following Septuagint, Syriac, Targum, and Vulgate; Masoretic Text reads And my princes in Issachar.

b 5:15 Literally at his feet

c 5:17 Or at ease

d 5:23 Or Angel

Judges 6

a 6:13 Hebrew adoni, used of man

b 6:15 Hebrew Adonai, used of God

c 6:24 Hebrew YHWH Shalom

d 6:25 Hebrew Asherah, a Canaanite goddess

e 6:32 Literally Let Baal Plead

Judges 7

a 7:22 Hebrew Beth Shittah

Judges 9

a 9:29 Literally hand

b 9:29 Following Masoretic Text and Targum; Dead Sea Scrolls read they; Septuagint reads I.

c 9:37 Hebrew Meonenim

Judges 10

a 10:4 Literally Towns of Jair (compare Numbers 32:41 and Deuteronomy 3:14)

b 10:12 Some Septuagint manuscripts read Midianites.

Judges 11

a 11:33 Literally Plain of Vineyards

Judges 13

a 13:25 Literally Camp of Dan (compare 18:12)

Judges 14

a 14:15 Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; Septuagint and Syriac read fourth.

Judges 15

a 15:17 Literally Jawbone Height

b 15:19 Literally Jawbone (compare verse 14)

c 15:19 Literally Spring of the Caller

Judges 16

a 16:19 Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; Septuagint reads he began to be weak.

Judges 17

a 17:5 Hebrew teraphim

Judges 18

a 18:7 Following Masoretic Text, Targum, and Vulgate; Septuagint reads with Syria.

b 18:12 Literally Camp of Dan

c 18:30 Septuagint and Vulgate read Moses.

Judges 19

a 19:22 Literally sons of Belial

b 19:24 Literally his

c 19:29 Literally with her bones

Judges 20

a 20:13 Literally sons of Belial

b 20:18 Or Bethel

c 20:26 Or Bethel

d 20:34 Literally they

e 20:45 Septuagint reads the rest.

Judges 21

a 21:2 Or Bethel