Judges 12:1-3

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Judges 12:1 tn Heb “the men of Ephraim were summoned [or “were mustered”].”
2. Judges 12:1 tn Heb “cross over to fight.”
3. Judges 12:1 tn Or “calling”; or “summoning.”
4. Judges 12:1 tn Heb “Your house we will burn over you with fire.”
5. Judges 12:2 tc Heb “A fighting man was I was and my people, and the Ammonites greatly.” The LXX reads “I was man fighting, and my people [also]. And the sons of Ammon were humiliating me greatly.” The imperfect form of ταπεινόω (tapeinoō) in the LXX probably represents the Hebrew verb עָנָה (ʿanah) as it commonly does elsewhere. Two nearby words begin with ע (ʿayin): עַמִּי (ʿammi; “my people”) and עַמּוֹן (ʿammōn; “Ammon”). So a form of עָנָה (ʿanah) could easily have been omitted by haplography. A piel perfect would begin with ʿayin, (עִנּוּ; ʿinnu), while a piel participle (as might be suggested by the Greek imperfect) would begin with mem and ʿayin, מְעַנֶּה (meʿanneh).tn The Hebrew verb רִיב (riv) often appears in a legal setting, to contend a legal case, but does not have to. In non-legal settings it can mean to strive against, quarrel, brawl (HALOT, 1224).
6. Judges 12:2 tn Heb “hand.”
7. Judges 12:3 tn Heb “you were no deliverer.” Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX has “no one was helping.”
8. Judges 12:3 tn Heb “I put my life in my hand.”
9. Judges 12:3 tn Heb “crossed over to.”
10. Judges 12:3 tn The Hebrew adds “against me” here. This is redundant in English and has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.