Footnotes

1. Judges 2:16 tn Or more traditionally, “judges” (also in vv. 17, 18 [3x], 19). Since these figures carried out more than a judicial function, also serving as rulers and (in several instances) as military commanders, the translation uses the term “leaders.”
2. Judges 2:16 tn Heb “and they delivered them from the hand of the ones robbing them.”
3. Judges 2:17 tn Or “did not listen to.”
4. Judges 2:17 tn Or “bowed before.”
5. Judges 2:17 tn Or “way [of life].”
6. Judges 2:17 tn Or “fathers.”
7. Judges 2:17 tn Heb “…walked, obeying the Lord’s commands. They did not do this.”
8. Judges 2:18 tn Heb “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
9. Judges 2:18 tn The phrase “for them” is supplied in the translation for clarity.
10. Judges 2:18 tn Heb “the ones oppressing them and afflicting them.” The synonyms “oppressing” and “afflicting” are joined together in the translation as “harsh oppressors” to emphasize the cruel character of their enemies.