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Judges

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:1

And the angel of Yahweh went up from Gilgal to Bochim and said, “I am bringing you up from Egypt, and I have brought you to the land that I swore to your fathers. And I have said, ‘I will forever not break my covenant with you.

An angel representing Yahweh went from Gilgal to a place that the people of Israel would soon call Bochim. He said to the Israelite people, “Your ancestors were slaves in Egypt, but I set them free, and they escaped. I promised your ancestors that I would give this land to you, and I have now brought you to it. I told them I would never break the promises I made to them.

Where did the angel of Yahweh bring the people of Israel?

The angel of Yahweh brought them to the land he swore to give to their fathers.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:2

And you, you shall not cut a covenant with the dwellers of this land. Their altars you shall demolish.’ But you have not heard my voice. What {is} this you have done?

But I also told them that you, their descendants, must never make any peace treaties with the people who lived in this land. You were supposed to tear down all the altars {where those people made sacrifices to idols}. But you have not obeyed me. You have done a wicked thing {by making peace treaties with them and not destroying their altars}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:3

And I have also said, ‘I will not expel them from the face of you, but they will be to you in the sides, and their gods will be to you for a snare.’”

So now, as I warned you {through Joshua}, I will no longer help you force the people who live here to leave. They will bother you continually, as if they were thorns in your sides. And when you worship their idols, it will be as if a hunter catches you in a trap {and kills you}.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:4

Now it happened, as the angel of Yahweh spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, that the people lifted up their voice and wept.

After the angel representing Yahweh had said these things to all the Israelites, they cried loudly.

When the angel said he would not drive the Canaanites out before the people of Israel, what did they do?

When the angel said he would not drive the Canaanites out before the people of Israel, they cried out and wept.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:5

So they called the name of that place Bochim, and they sacrificed to Yahweh there.

So they named that place Bochim, which means “weeping.” They offered sacrifices there to Yahweh.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:6

And Joshua dismissed the people, and the sons of Israel went, a man to his inheritance, to possess the land.

After Joshua had sent the people of Israel away {from the assembly at Shechem}, each group had gone to occupy the land that Joshua had assigned to them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:7

And the people served Yahweh all of the days of Joshua and all of the days of the elders who had lengthened their days after Joshua, who had seen all of the great deed of Yahweh that he had done for Israel.

The Israelites had obeyed Yahweh for as long as Joshua was alive. After he died, there were still some older leaders alive who had seen all the miracles that Yahweh had done for Israel. For as long as those leaders were alive, the people had continued to obey Yahweh.

How long did the people serve Yahweh?

The people served Yahweh during the lifetimes of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:8

And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of Yahweh, died, a son of 110 years.

Yahweh’s servant Joshua was 110 years old when he died. Joshua’s father’s name was Nun.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:9

And they buried him within the border of his inheritance in Timnath Heres, in the hill country of Ephraim, to the north of Mount Gaash.

The Israelites buried the body of Joshua within the territory that he had received from Moses. That was at Timnath Heres, north of Mount Gaash. That is in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim settled.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:10

And all of that generation was also gathered to its fathers, and another generation arose after them who did not know Yahweh and also the deed that he had done for Israel.

Finally, all the people who had lived at the same time as Joshua died. After that, more people grew up who did not know Yahweh. They had also not seen the miracles he had done for the people of Israel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:11

Then the sons of Israel did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and they served the Baals.

The Israelites then did things that Yahweh had said were very evil. They worshiped different idols that represented gods such as Baal. They stopped worshiping Yahweh, the God their ancestors had worshiped. He was the one who had brought their ancestors out of Egypt. Instead, they began to worship the various gods that the people groups around them worshiped. They bowed down to those gods in order to honor them. This caused Yahweh to be very angry. When the Israelites stopped worshiping Yahweh and started worshiping Baal, they also started worshiping female fertility goddesses such as Ashtoreth. (vv11-13)

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:12

And they forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, the one having brought them out from the land of Egypt, and they went after other gods from the gods of the peoples who {were} around them, and they bowed down to them. So they angered Yahweh.

What gods did the people of Israel go after?

The people of Israel went after the gods of the peoples who were around them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:13

And they forsook Yahweh and they served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:14

Then the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he gave them into the hand of plunderers, and they plundered them. And he sold them into the hand of their enemies from around, and they were not able anymore to stand to the face of their enemies.

This made Yahweh very angry with the Israelites. So he allowed people from other groups to attack the Israelites and steal their crops and animals. Yahweh allowed the hostile nations around them to conquer them. The Israelites were no longer able to defeat their enemies in battle.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:15

In all that they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them for calamity, just as Yahweh had spoken and just as Yahweh had sworn to them. And it narrowed to them greatly.

Whenever the Israelites went to fight their enemies, Yahweh always worked against them and allowed their enemies to defeat them. That was just what he had warned them he would do. So the Israelites were greatly distressed.

What had Yahweh sworn to Israel?

Yahweh had sworn that wherever Israel went out to fight, Yahweh would allow their enemies to defeat them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:16

Then Yahweh raised up judges, and they saved them from the hand of their plunderers.

But then Yahweh brought leaders to them. These leaders rescued the Israelites from the powerful enemies who had been attacking them.

What did the judges do?

The judges saved the people of Israel from the power of those who were stealing their possessions.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:17

But even to their judges they did not listen. For they whored after other gods and they bowed down to them. They turned quickly from the way that their fathers had walked, to hear the commandments of Yahweh. They did not do thus.

But the Israelites did not obey those leaders. Instead, they were unfaithful to Yahweh and worshiped false gods. They bowed down to idols that represented those gods. They were not like their ancestors. Their ancestors had obeyed what Yahweh commanded. But these younger people quickly stopped behaving as their ancestors had behaved.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:18

For when Yahweh raised up for them judges, then Yahweh was with the judge and he saved them from the hand of their enemies all of the days of the judge. For Yahweh had compassion because of their groaning from the faces of their afflictors and their oppressors.

The Israelites were groaning because their enemies were treating them badly and making them suffer. Yahweh heard them groaning and felt sorry for them. So he brought leaders to them, and he helped each leader rescue the people from their enemies. He did that for as long as the leader was alive.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:19

But it happened, at the death of the judge, they turned and acted corruptly more than their fathers, to walk after other gods, to serve them, and to bow down to them. They did not drop {any} of their deeds or {any} of their stubborn ways.

But after that leader died, the people stopped living as God wanted. Instead, they did even more evil things than the Israelites who had lived before them. They worshiped other gods and bowed down to them and did what they thought those gods wanted them to do. They stubbornly continued to do very wicked things.

What happened when the judge died?

When the judge died, the people of Israel would turn away and do things that were even more corrupt than their fathers had done.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:20

So the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel and he said, “In that this nation has transgressed my covenant that I commanded their fathers and they have not listened to my voice,

This made Yahweh very angry with the Israelite people. He said, “These people have disobeyed the agreement that I made with their ancestors. They have not done what I told them to do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:21

I also will not continue to dispossess from the face of them any of the nations that Joshua left when he died,

When Joshua died, there were still some other people groups living in this land. Because the Israelites are disobeying me, I will no longer help them force any of those people groups to leave.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:22

for the testing of Israel by them, whether they will be keeping the way of Yahweh, to walk in them just as their fathers kept {them}, or not.”

Instead, I will use those people groups to create difficult situations for the Israelites. That will show whether or not they will consistently do what I want them to do, as their ancestors did.”

Why would Yahweh not drive out from Israel any of the nations that Joshua left when he died?

Yahweh would not drive out from Israel any of the nations that Joshua left when he died, so that Yahweh could test Israel to see whether or not they would do what Yahweh wanted them to do as their ancestors had.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 2:23

So Yahweh left those nations, so as not to dispossess them quickly, and he did not give them into the hand of Joshua.

That is why Yahweh did not allow Joshua and his army to force those people groups to leave. Instead, he allowed those people groups to stay in the land for a long time after the people of Israel arrived.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:1

And the sons of Israel resumed to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh after Ehud died.

After Ehud died, the Israelites once again did things that Yahweh had said were very wicked.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:2

And Yahweh sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. Now the commander of his army {was} Sisera, and he {was} dwelling in Harosheth Hagoyim.

A strong king whose name was Jabin ruled the city of Hazor and many other parts of the region of Canaan. Yahweh allowed Jabin to conquer the Israelites with his army because they had disobeyed him. The commander of Jabin’s army was a man whose name was Sisera. He lived in a place that people called Harosheth Hagoyim.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:3

Then the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, for 900 chariots of iron {were} to him, and he oppressed the sons of Israel with might 20 years.

Sisera’s army had 900 chariots that had iron parts. He cruelly oppressed the Israelites for 20 years. Then they pleaded with Yahweh to help them.

Why did the people of Israel call out to Yahweh for help?

The people of Israel called out to Yahweh for help because Sisera had 900 iron chariots and he had been oppressing the people of Israel for 20 years.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:4

Now Deborah, a woman, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she {was} judging Israel at that time.

At that time, a woman whose name was Deborah was a leader of the people of Israel. She was a prophetess. Her husband’s name was Lappidoth.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:5

And she {was} sitting beneath the Palm Tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel came up to her for justice.

She would sit under her palm tree (which people called Deborah’s Palm Tree) at a place between Ramah and Bethel in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived. The Israelites would come to her and ask her to help them settle their disputes.

Why did the people of Israel come to Deborah?

The people of Israel came to Deborah to settle their disputes.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:6

And she sent and called for Barak, the son of Abinoam, from Kedesh Naphtali, and she said to him, “Has not Yahweh, the God of Israel, commanded, ‘Go and draw out at Mount Tabor, and you shall take with you 10, 000 men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun,

One day she sent for Barak, the son of Abinoam. She called him to come to her. He was from Kedesh, in the area where the descendants of Naphtali lived. She told him, “Yahweh, the God whom we Israelites worship, is commanding you to do something. He is telling you to gather an army of {at least} 10,000 men from the tribes of Naphtali and Zebulun. Have this army assemble at Mount Tabor.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:7

and I will draw out to you, to the wadi of Kishon, Sisera, the commander of the army of Jabin, and his chariotry and his multitude, and I will give him into your hand’?”

Sisera is the commander of King Jabin’s army. Yahweh will make him come near you with his chariots and his army. He will come to the Kishon River {a few miles away from you}. Yahweh will enable your men to defeat them.”

Where would Yahweh make Sisera meet Barak?

Yahweh would make Sisera meet Barak by the river of Kishon.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:8

And Barak said to her, “If you will go with me, then I will go, but if you will not go with me, I will not go.”

Barak told her, “I will only go if you go with me. If you do not go with me, then I will not go.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:9

And she said, “Going, I will go with you, only that it will not be your honor upon the way that you are going, for Yahweh will sell Sisera into the hand of a woman.” Then Deborah arose and went with Barak to Kedesh.

She replied, “I will certainly go with you. But because you would not go without me, Yahweh will enable a woman to defeat Sisera. The result will be that no one will honor you for doing that.” So Deborah left her home and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Why would Yahweh make a woman defeat Sisera?

Yahweh would make a woman defeat Sisera because Barak would not go without Deborah.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:10

Then Barak summoned Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh. And 10,000 men went up at his feet, and Deborah went up with him.

Barak called for the men of Zebulun and Naphtali to assemble at Kedesh. With Barak as their commander, 10,000 men came there. Deborah accompanied this army.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:11

Now Heber the Kenite had separated himself from Kain, from the sons of Hobab, the father-in-law of Moses. And he had pitched his tent near an oak tree in Zaanannim, which {is} near Kedesh.

Now there was a man whose name was Heber who was a Kenite. (He was a descendant of Moses’ father-in-law Hobab.) He had moved away from the rest of the Kenites. He was living at this time near the big oak tree at Zaanannim, near Kedesh.

From whom did the Kenites descend?

The Kenites descended from Hobab, Moses’ father-in-law.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:12

And they reported to Sisera that Barak, the son of Abinoam, had gone up {to} Mount Tabor.

People told Sisera that Barak son of Abinoam had assembled an army on Mount Tabor.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:13

So Sisera summoned all of his chariotry, 900 chariots of iron, and all of the people who {were} with him, from Harosheth Haggoyim to the wadi of Kishon.

When Sisera heard that, he gathered all his troops. They brought all 900 of the chariots that had iron parts, and they marched from Harosheth Haggoyim to the Kishon River {to attack Barak and his army}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:14

Then Deborah said to Barak, “Arise! For this {is} the day when Yahweh has given Sisera into your hand. Has not Yahweh gone out to the face of you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and 10,000 men {were} after him.

Then Deborah said to Barak, “It is time to attack! Today Yahweh is going to enable your army to defeat the army of Sisera. Yahweh is already fighting against Sisera for you.” So Barak led his thousands of troops down the slopes of Mount Tabor {to fight with Sisera}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:15

And Yahweh panicked Sisera and all of the chariotry and all of the army, to the mouth of the sword to the face of Barak. So Sisera descended from upon the chariot and fled on his feet.

As Barak and his troops advanced, Yahweh caused Sisera and all his chariots and his army to become disorganized. The Israelites were killing so many of his soldiers that Sisera jumped down from his chariot and ran away.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:16

But Barak pursued after the chariotry and after the army unto Harosheth Haggoyim, and all of the army of Sisera fell by the mouth of the sword. Not even one remained.

But Barak and his soldiers chased after the other chariots and enemy soldiers all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. They killed all of the soldiers in Sisera’s army. None of them got away.

How many of the army of Sisera survived?

None of the army of Sisera survived.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:17

But Sisera fled on his feet to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for {there was} peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the house of Heber the Kenite.

But Sisera ran away to the place where Heber the Kenite was staying. He went up to the tent where Heber’s wife Jael lived. He did that because Heber and his family were good friends of Sisera’s master Jabin, the king of the city of Hazor{, so he thought Jael would hide him}.

Why did Sisera go to the tent of Jael?

Sisera went to the tent of Jael because there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor, and the house of Heber, Jael’s husband.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:18

And Jael went out to meet Sisera and she said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me. Do not fear.” So he turned aside to her, into the tent, and she covered him with a blanket.

Jael went out to greet Sisera. She said to him, “Sir, please come into my tent. You do not have to be afraid.” So he went into her tent {and lay down}, and she covered him with a blanket {to hide him}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:19

And he said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a skin of milk and let him drink, and she covered him.

He said to her, “I am thirsty, so would you please give me some water?” So she opened a leather container of milk, and she gave him a drink. Then she covered him with the blanket again.

When Sisera asked for water, what did Jael give him?

When Sisera asked for water, Jael gave him milk.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:20

And he said to her, “Stand {at} the entrance of the tent, and it shall be, if anyone comes and asks you and says, ‘Is there anyone here?’ then you shall say ‘No one.’”

He told her, “Stand near the door of the tent {to meet anyone who arrives}. If someone {who is looking for me} comes and asks you, ‘Is anyone else here?’ say ‘No.’”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:21

Then Jael, the wife of Heber, took a peg of the tent, and she put the hammer in her hand, and she came to him in secret, and she drove the peg into his temple and pounded {it} into the ground, for he was sleeping deeply and was weary, and he died.

Sisera was very exhausted, so he soon fell asleep. While he was sleeping, Jael picked up a hammer and a tent peg and crept quietly over to him. Suddenly she pounded the peg into his skull. She hammered it all the way through his head until it stuck into the ground. This killed Sisera.

How did Jael kill Sisera?

Jael hammered the tent peg into the side of his head and it pierced through him and went down into the ground.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:22

And behold, Barak was pursuing Sisera, and Jael came out to meet him, and she said to him, “Come, and I will show you the man whom you are seeking.” So he came to her, and behold, Sisera had fallen dead, and the peg {was} in his temple.

Meanwhile, Barak was looking for Sisera. When he got to Jael’s tent, she went out to greet him. She told him, “The man you are looking for is in here!” So he followed her into the tent, and there he saw Sisera lying dead with the tent peg through his head.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:23

So on that day God subdued Jabin, the king of Canaan, to the face of the sons of Israel.

And that was how God enabled the Israelites that day to defeat the army of Jabin, one of the kings of the Canaanites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 4:24

For going, the hand of the sons of Israel went and {became} severe against Jabin, the king of Canaan, until that they destroyed Jabin, the king of Canaan.

The Israelites had become stronger and stronger, and finally they completely defeated the army of Jabin, that Canaanite king.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:1

Now after Abimelech, Tola, the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar, arose to save Israel. And he {was} dwelling in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

After Abimelech died, Tola, the son of Puah and grandson of Dodo became a leader. He rescued the Israelites from their enemies. He belonged to the tribe of Issachar. However, he lived in the town of Shamir in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim live.

Where was Shamir?

Shamir was in the hill country of Ephraim.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:2

And he judged Israel 23 years. Then he died and was buried in Shamir.

Tola was the leader of the Israelites for 23 years. When he died, his family buried him in Shamir.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:3

And after him Jair the Gileadite arose. And he judged Israel 22 years.

After Tola died, Jair from the region of Gilead became a leader. He was the leader of the Israelites for 22 years.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:4

And it was to him 30 sons, riding on 30 donkeys. And 30 cities {were} to them, they call them Havvoth Jair to this day, which {are} in the land of Gilead.

He had 30 sons, and he gave each of them his own donkey to ride on. They lived in 30 cities in the region of Gilead. People still call those cities Havvoth Jair.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:5

Then Jair died, and he was buried in Kamon.

When Jair died, his family buried him in the town of Kamon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:6

Then the sons of Israel resumed to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh. And they served the Baals and the Ashtoreths and the gods of Aram and the gods of Sidon and the gods of Moab and the gods of the sons of Ammon and the gods of the Philistines. And they forsook Yahweh and did not serve him.

Once again the Israelites did things that Yahweh said were very wicked. They worshiped various idols that represented gods such as Baal. They also worshiped female fertility goddesses such as Ashtoreth. They also worshiped the gods that people worshiped in the countries of Aram and Moab and in the city of Sidon. And they worshiped the gods that the Ammonites and Philistines worshiped. But they did not worship Yahweh at all anymore.

Why did Yahweh burn with anger toward the people of Israel?

The people of Israel forsook Yahweh and no longer served him, so he became angry with Israel.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:7

Then the nose of Yahweh burned against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the sons of Ammon.

So Yahweh became very angry with the Israelites, and he allowed the Philistines and Ammonites to conquer them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:8

And they shattered and crushed the sons of Israel in that year. {For} 18 years, all the sons of Israel who {were} on the other side of the Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which {is} in Gilead.

For 18 years, the Amorites had already been oppressing all the people of Israel who lived in the area east of the Jordan River. That land formerly belonged to the Amorites. (People also call it Gilead.) But now they began to oppress all of the Israelites severely.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:9

Then the sons of Ammon crossed the Jordan to fight also with Judah and with Benjamin and with the house of Ephraim, and it narrowed to Israel greatly.

The Ammonites crossed over the Jordan River and also fought against the people of the tribes of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim. They made the Israelites suffer terribly.

Why was Israel greatly distressed?

The Ammonites crossed over the Jordan to fight against the people of Judah, Benjamin, and Ephraim, so that Israel was greatly distressed.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:10

Then the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, saying, “We have sinned against you, for we have forsaken our God and served the Baals.”

So the Israelites prayed desperately to Yahweh. They said, “We have sinned against you. We have stopped worshiping you, and instead we have been worshiping idols representing false gods such as Baal.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:11

Then Yahweh said to the sons of Israel, “{Was it} not from the Egyptians and from the Amorite and from the sons of Ammon and from the Philistines

Yahweh answered them, saying, “{In the past,} the Egyptians, Amorites, Ammonites, Philistines,

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:12

and the Sidonians and Amalek and Maon, {when} they oppressed you, that you cried out to me and I saved you from their hand?

Sidonians, Amalekites, and Maonites were treating you badly. You prayed desperately to me, and I rescued you from them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:13

Yet you have forsaken me and served other gods. Therefore I will not continue to save you.

But even after that, you stopped worshiping me. You worshiped other gods instead. So I am not going to keep rescuing you.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:14

Go and cry out to the gods upon whom you have chosen. Let them save you in the time of your distress.”

See whether the gods you are worshiping can rescue you now that you are in trouble again!”

To whom did Yahweh tell the people of Israel to call out for help?

Yahweh told the people to call out to the gods that they had worshiped to show them that those gods could not save them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:15

But the sons of Israel said to Yahweh, “We have sinned. You do to us according to all of the good in your eyes. Only please deliver us this day.”

But the people of Israel said to Yahweh, “We confess that we have sinned. Punish us in whatever way you wish. But please rescue us now!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:16

And they removed the foreign gods from the midst of them, and they served Yahweh. And his soul wore out with the trouble of Israel.

Then the Israelites threw away the idols that represented the foreign gods they had been worshiping. They worshiped Yahweh instead. Yahweh saw that they were suffering greatly. He felt compassion for them and decided to help them.

Why could Yahweh no longer bear the misery of Israel?

Israel removed the foreign gods from their midst and they worshiped Yahweh, so he had compassion on them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:17

Now the sons of Ammon were summoned, and they encamped in Gilead. So the sons of Israel gathered themselves, and they encamped at Mizpah.

Ammonite soldiers gathered {to fight against the Israelites}. They set up their tents in the region of Gilead. So the Israelite soldiers gathered {to fight against them}. They set up their tents near the city of Mizpah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 10:18

Then the people, the leaders of Gilead, said, a man to his fellow, “Who {is} the man who will begin to fight with the sons of Ammon? He will be the head for all of the dwellers of Gilead.”

The leaders of the people of Gilead said to each other, “Who will lead our attack against the Ammonite army? If someone will do that, we will make him the leader of everyone who lives in the region of Gilead.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:1

And a man of Ephraim was summoned, and he crossed over northward. And they said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight with the sons of Ammon but did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.”

The men of the tribe of Ephraim got ready for battle. They crossed the Jordan River and went northeast to where Jephthah was. They said to Jephthah, “You should not have gone to fight the Ammonites without asking us to help you. We will burn down your house with you inside it!”

What did the men of Ephraim want to do to Jephthah’s house because he did not call them to go with him?

The men of Ephraim wanted to burn Jephthah’s house down because he did not call them to go with him to fight against the people of Ammon.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:2

And Jephthah said to them, “I was a man of strife, I and my people and the sons of Ammon, exceedingly. And I summoned you, but you did not save me from their hand.

Jephthah replied to them, “My people and I were in a big fight with the Ammonites. I called for you to help me against them, but you did not come.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:3

And I saw that you {were} not a savior, and I put my life in my palm and crossed over against the sons of Ammon, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. So why have you come up to me this day to fight with me?”

When I saw that you would not help me, I risked my own life and led my men against the Ammonites. Yahweh helped me defeat them. So you should not have come to fight against me today!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:4

And Jephthah assembled all of the men of Gilead and fought with Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck Ephraim because they said, “You, Gilead, {are} fugitives of Ephraim in the midst of Ephraim, in the midst of Manasseh.”

The Ephraimites insulted the Gileadites. They said, “You Gileadites are just runaway people from Ephraim. You live between Ephraim and Manasseh.” {Because the Ephraimites insulted them,} Jephthah gathered all the men of Gilead. They fought against the men of Ephraim and defeated them.

Why did the men of Gilead attack the men of Ephraim?

The men of Gilead attacked the men of Ephraim because Ephraimites said the Gileadites were fugitives from Ephraim.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:5

And Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan to Ephraim. And it happened, when the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” then the men of Gilead said to him, “{Are} you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

The men of Gilead blocked the places where people could cross the Jordan River. They did this to stop the Ephraimites from escaping. Some of the soldiers from Ephraim tried to cross the river. The men of Gilead asked everyone who wanted to cross, “Are you from the tribe of Ephraim?” If a man said “No,”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:6

then they said to him, “Please say ‘Shibboleth.’” And he said “Sibboleth,” for he was not able to pronounce {it} correctly. Then they seized him and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. And at that time 42,000 from Ephraim fell.

the men of Gilead would tell him, “Say the word ‘Shibboleth.’” The Ephraimites could not pronounce that word correctly. They would say “Sibboleth” instead. When they said that, the men of Gilead knew they were from Ephraim. Then they would catch them and kill them at the river crossing. At that time they killed 42,000 people from the tribe of Ephraim.

How did the men of Gilead test if a man was from Ephraim?

They would tell him to say “Shibboleth.” And if he said, “Sibboleth,” (for the Ephraimites could not pronounce the word correctly), the Gileadites would seize him and kill him at the fords of the Jordan.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:7

And Jephthah judged Israel six years. And Jephthah the Gileadite died and was buried among the cities of Gilead.

Jephthah, who came from the region of Gilead, led the people of Israel for six years. Then he died. People buried him in one of the towns of Gilead.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:8

And after him Ibzan from Bethlehem judged Israel.

After Jephthah died, a man whose name was Ibzan became the next leader of Israel. Ibzan was from the town of Bethlehem.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:9

And 30 sons were to him. And 30 daughters he sent outside, and 30 daughters he brought in for his sons from outside. And he judged Israel seven years.

Ibzan had 30 sons and 30 daughters. He let all his daughters marry men from other clans. He brought in 30 young women from other clans to marry his sons. Ibzan led Israel for seven years.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:10

Then Ibzan died and was buried in Bethlehem.

Then Ibzan died, and people buried him in the town of Bethlehem.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:11

And after him Elon the Zebulunite judged Israel. And he judged Israel ten years.

After Ibzan died, a man whose name was Elon became the next leader of Israel. Elon was from the tribe of Zebulun. He led Israel for ten years.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:12

Then Elon the Zebulunite died and was buried in Aijalon in the land of Zebulun.

Then Elon the Zebulunite died. People buried him in the town of Aijalon. That town was in the territory that belonged to the tribe of Zebulun.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:13

And after him Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, judged Israel.

After Elon died, a man whose name was Abdon became the next leader of Israel. Abdon was the son of Hillel. He came from the town of Pirathon.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:14

And 40 sons and 30 sons of sons were to him, riding on 70 donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

Abdon had 40 sons and 30 grandsons. He was rich enough to buy donkeys for all of them to ride. Abdon led Israel for eight years.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 12:15

Then Abdon, the son of Hillel, the Pirathonite, died and was buried in Pirathon in the land of Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekite.

Then Abdon son of Hillel died, and people buried him in his home town of Pirathon. This town was in the territory that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim. It was in the hill country where the Amalekite people used to live.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:1

Then the sons of Israel resumed to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh, so Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Philistines 40 years.

The Israelites again did what Yahweh had said was wicked. So Yahweh allowed the Philistines to rule over them for 40 years.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:2

Now there was one man from Zorah, from the clan of the Danite, and his name {was} Manoah. And his wife {was} barren and had not given birth.

There was a man whose name was Manoah who lived in the town of Zorah. He belonged to the tribe of Dan. His wife could not have children.

What clan was Manoah from?

Manoah was from the clan of Dan.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:3

And the angel of Yahweh appeared to the woman and said to her, “Behold, please, you {are} barren and have not given birth, but you will conceive and bear a son.

One day, an angel representing Yahweh appeared to Manoah’s wife. The angel told her, “Please pay attention to this. You have not been able to have children. But you will soon become pregnant and have a son.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:4

And now, please be careful and do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any unclean {thing}.

Please make sure that from now until he is born, you do not drink any wine or beer. Also, do not eat any food that God has said is unclean.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:5

For behold, you will conceive and bear a son. And a razor will not go up on his head, for the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb. And he will begin to save Israel from the hand of the Philistines.”

You must do this because you are going to become pregnant and have a son {who must not drink or eat these things}. You must dedicate him to God as a Nazirite as soon as you give birth to him. Therefore you must never cut his hair. He will begin to stop the Philistines from ruling the Israelites.”

Why was no razor to come onto the child’s head?

No razor was to come onto his head, for the child was to be a Nazirite to God.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:6

And the woman came and said to her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his appearance {was} like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him from where he {was}, and he did not declare his name to me.

The woman ran and told her husband, “A man from God came to me. He looked like an angel from God. Looking at him made me afraid. I did not ask where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

What did the man of God look like?

The man of God looked like an angel of God.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:7

And he said to me, ‘Behold, you will conceive and bear a son. And now, do not drink wine or beer, and do not eat any unclean {thing}, for the boy will be a Nazirite of God from the womb until the day of his death.’”

But he told me, ‘Pay attention to this. You will become pregnant and have a son. From now until he is born, do not drink any wine or beer. Do not eat any food that God has said is unclean. You must do this because you are to dedicate your son to God as a Nazirite as soon as you give birth to him. He must continue to be a Nazirite for his entire life.’”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:8

And Manoah prayed to Yahweh and said, “Please, my Lord, the man of God whom you sent, please let him come again to us and teach us what we should do for the boy, the one to be born.”

Then Manoah prayed to Yahweh, “Please, Lord, let the man you sent who looked like an angel come back to us. We want him to teach us how to raise the son my wife will have.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:9

And God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman. And she {was} abiding in the field, but Manoah her husband {was} not with her.

God did what Manoah asked. The angel representing God came again to the woman while she was out working in the field. But her husband Manoah was not with her.

When the angel of God came a second time, who was there?

When the angel of God came a second time, only Manoah’s wife was there.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:10

And the woman hurried and ran and declared to her husband and said to him, “Behold, the man has appeared to me who came to me on a day.”

The woman ran quickly and told her husband, “Listen to this! The man who appeared to me the other day has come back!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:11

And Manoah arose and went after his wife. And he came to the man and said to him, “{Are} you the man who spoke to this woman?” And he said, “I {am}.”

Manoah went out with his wife right away. When he came to the man, he asked him, “Are you the one who talked to my wife?” The man replied, “Yes, I am.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:12

And Manoah said, “Now may your words come {to pass}. What will be the manner of the boy and his work?”

Manoah asked him, “When what you have said comes true, what rules should the boy follow? What work should he do?”

What did Manoah ask the angel about?

Manoah asked the angel about the rules for the boy and what his work would be.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:13

And the angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to this woman, let her be careful.

The angel representing Yahweh said to Manoah, “Your wife must be careful to do everything I told her.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:14

Of all that comes forth from the vine of wine, she shall not eat, and wine or beer, she shall not drink, and any unclean {thing}, she shall not eat. All that I have commanded her, she shall keep.”

She must not eat any grapes or raisins or drink grape juice. She must not drink any wine or beer. And she must not eat any food that God has said is unclean. She must obey everything I have told her.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:15

And Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “Please let us detain you, and we will prepare to your face a kid of goats.”

Manoah said to the angel, “Please stay here for a while. We would like to prepare a young goat for you to eat.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:16

And the angel of Yahweh said to Manoah, “If you detain me, I will not eat of your bread. But if you prepare a burnt offering, to Yahweh you shall offer it.” For Manoah did not know that he {was} the angel of Yahweh.

The angel replied, “All right, I will stay, but I will not eat a meal. If you want to prepare something, you should offer it as a burnt offering to Yahweh.” Now Manoah did not realize that this was an angel representing Yahweh.

If Manoah prepared a burnt offering, to whom was he to offer it?

If Manoah prepared a burnt offering, he was to offer it to Yahweh.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:17

Then Manoah said to the angel of Yahweh, “What {is} your name, {that} when your words come {to pass}, then we may honor you?”

Then Manoah asked the angel, “What is your name? We want to honor you when what you have said comes true.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:18

And the angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask this about my name, since it {is} wonderful?”

The angel told him, “You should not ask me my name. It is a mysterious name that I do not tell other people.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:19

And Manoah took the kid of goats and the grain offering and offered {them} on a rock to Yahweh. And he was being wonderful in doing, and Manoah and his wife {were} watching.

Then Manoah took a young goat and a grain offering and offered them on a rock to Yahweh. As Manoah and his wife were watching, the angel did something amazing.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:20

For it happened, in the going up of the flame from the altar toward the heavens, that the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife {were} watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground.

As the flame went up from the altar toward the sky, the angel went up in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they knelt down and put their faces to the ground {as an act of humble worship}.

What wonderful thing did Yahweh do while Manoah and his wife were watching?

While Manoah and his wife were watching, the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:21

And the angel of Yahweh did not resume again to appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he {was} the angel of Yahweh.

The angel did not appear to Manoah and his wife again. Then Manoah realized that the angel had been representing Yahweh.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:22

And Manoah said to his wife, “Dying, we shall die, for we have seen God.”

Manoah said to his wife, “We have seen God, so we are going to die!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:23

But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh desired to kill us, he would not have taken from our hand a burnt offering and a grain offering, and he would not have shown us all these {things}, and at {this} time he would not have made us hear {things} like this.”

But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh had wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted our burnt offering and grain offering {to show that he is pleased with us}. He also would not have done this remarkable sign for us. And he would not have told us that we were going to have a baby even before I conceived him and gave birth to him.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:24

And the woman bore a son, and she called his name Samson. And the boy grew, and Yahweh blessed him.

Then the woman did have a son{, just as the angel had said}. She named him Samson. As the boy was growing up, Yahweh did good things for him {to show that he was going to use him to help the Israelites}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 13:25

And the Spirit of Yahweh began to agitate him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and between Eshtaol.

Samson went to live in the town of Mahaneh Dan, between the towns of Zorah and Eshtaol. There the Spirit of Yahweh began to make him want to stop the Philistines from ruling the Israelites.

Where did Yahweh’s Spirit begin to stir Samson?

Yahweh’s Spirit began to stir Samson in Mahaneh Dan.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:1

And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.

Samson went to the town of Timnah. There he saw a young Philistine woman.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:2

And he went up and declared to his father and to his mother and said, “I saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. And now, get her for me for a wife.”

Samson went back home and told his parents, “I saw a young Philistine woman in Timnah. I want you to arrange for me to marry her.”

Who did Samson want his parents to get for him to be his wife?

Samson wanted his parents to get for him a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines, to be his wife.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:3

And his father and his mother said to him, “{Is there} not among the daughters of your brothers and among all of my people a woman, that you {are} going to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she {is} right in my eyes.”

His parents said to him, “There are many young women in our own tribe of Dan and among our people of Israel. You can marry one of them. You should not marry someone from a people group that does not worship Yahweh.” But Samson told his father, “No, I like her very much, and so I want you to arrange for me to marry her.”

Why did Samson want his parents to get him the woman in Timnah as his wife?

He wanted his parents to get him the woman in Timnah as his wife, for when he looked at her, she pleased him.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:4

But his father and his mother did not know that it {was} from Yahweh, for he {was} seeking an occasion against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines {were} ruling over Israel.

His parents did not know that Yahweh wanted this to happen. Yahweh was looking for a way to act against the Philistines because they were oppressing Israel at that time.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:5

And Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah. And they came to the vineyards of Timnah, and behold, a young lion of lions {was} roaring to meet him.

Samson went to Timnah with his parents. As they came near the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion attacked Samson {as he was walking alone}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:6

Then the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and he tore it as the tearing of a kid, and {there was} not anything in his hand. And he did not declare to his father or to his mother what he had done.

The Spirit of Yahweh gave Samson great strength. He ripped the lion apart with his bare hands as easily as if it had been a young goat. But he did not tell his parents what he had done.

How was Samson able to tear the lion apart?

Yahweh’s Spirit suddenly came on him, and he tore the lion apart.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:7

And he went down and spoke to the woman, and she was right in the eyes of Samson.

When they arrived in Timnah, Samson talked with the young woman, and he liked her very much. {So his father made arrangements for the wedding.}

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:8

And he returned after some days to take her, and he turned to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, a swarm of bees was {in} the body of the lion, and honey.

Later, Samson went back to marry her. On the way, he went to look at the dead lion. He saw that a swarm of bees had made a nest in the lion’s body and produced some honey.

What was in the carcass of the lion?

There was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:9

And he scraped it into his palms, and going, he walked, and eating, he walked, to his father and to his mother. And he gave to them, and they ate, but he did not declare to them that he had scraped the honey from the body of the lion.

Samson scooped out some of the honey with his hands. He ate some as he walked along. When he came to his parents, he gave them some, and they ate it too. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s body.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:10

And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for thus the young men would do.

Samson’s father went to arrange the marriage with the woman’s family. Samson gave a feast for the young men in that area. That was what young men did when they married someone.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:11

And it happened, in their seeing him, that they took 30 companions, and they were with him.

The family of the woman saw that Samson had not brought any other young men with him. So they had 30 of their own young men accompany him at the feast.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:12

And Samson said to them, “Please let me put a riddle to you. If declaring, you declare it to me {during} the seven days of the feast and you find {it}, then I will give to you 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.

Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle. If you can answer it during the seven days of the feast, I will give you 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:13

But if you are not able to declare {it} to me, then you will give to me 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.” And they said to him, “Put your riddle and we will hear it.”

But if you can not answer it, then you must give me 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.” They told him, “{We agree.} Tell us your riddle, and we will try to solve it.”

What would Samson get if the 30 companions could not answer his riddle?

Samson would get 30 linen robes and 30 changes of clothes if the 30 companions could not answer his riddle.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:14

So he said to them, “From the eater came forth food, and from the strong came forth sweet.” And they were not able to declare the riddle {for} three days.

He said to them, “Something to eat came out of something that eats. Something sweet came out of something strong.” They tried for three days to solve the riddle, but they could not.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:15

And it happened on the seventh day that they said to the wife of Samson, “Entice your husband that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and the house of your father with fire. Did you invite us to dispossess us? {Is it} not {so}?”

On the last day of the feast, they said to Samson’s bride, “Get the answer to the riddle for us from your bridegroom. If you do not, we will burn you and your family to death. We did not come to this feast to become poor!”

What would happen to Samson’s wife if she did not entice her husband to get the answer to the riddle?

If Samson’s wife did not entice her husband to get the answer to the riddle, the 30 companions would burn up her and her father’s house.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:16

And the wife of Samson wept on him, and she said, “You only hate me, and you do not love me! You have put a riddle to the sons of my people, but you have not declared {it} to me.” And he said to her, “Behold, to my father and to my mother I have not declared {it}, so will I tell {it} to you?”

So Samson’s bride went to him and started crying. She shouted, “You hate me! You do not love me! You told a riddle to my relatives, but you did not tell me the answer.” Samson said to her, “I have not even told the answer to my parents. So I am not going to tell you.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:17

And she wept on him {for} the seven days {during} which the feast was to them. And it happened on the seventh day that he declared {it} to her, for she had pressed him. And she declared the riddle to the sons of her people.

But she kept crying for the rest of the feast. Finally, as it was about to end, he told her the answer to the riddle because she had kept bothering him. She went and told the answer to the Philistine young men.

For how long did Samson’s wife cry in order to get the answer to the riddle?

She cried for the seven days that the feast lasted.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:18

And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day, before the sun came in, “What {is} sweeter than honey? And what {is} stronger than a lion?” And he said to them, “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found my riddle.”

Before sunset on the last day of the feast, the Philistine guests said to Samson, “The sweet thing was honey, and the strong thing was a lion!” Samson said to them, “You must have gotten the answer from my bride! Otherwise, you could not have solved my riddle!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:19

And the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and he went down {to} Ashkelon, and he struck 30 men from them. And he took their spoils, and he gave the changes {of clothes} to the declarers of the riddle. And his nose burned, and he went up {to} the house of his father.

Then the Spirit of Yahweh gave Samson great strength. He went to the city of Ashkelon and killed 30 men there. He took their clothes and gave them to the men who had answered his riddle. But he was very angry about what had happened. He went back to his father’s house without marrying the woman.

How did Samson get 30 changes of clothing?

Samson went down to Ashkelon and killed 30 men among those people and took their changes of clothing.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 14:20

And the wife of Samson became to his companion who had accompanied him.

So her father had her marry instead the Philistine young man who had been a special helper to Samson at the wedding feast.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:1

And it happened after some days, in the days of the harvest of wheat, that Samson visited his wife with a kid of goats. And he said, “I will go in to my wife, to the chamber.” But her father would not allow him to go in.

Some time later, during the wheat harvest, Samson visited the woman he was supposed to marry. He brought a young goat as a gift. He told her father that he wanted to sleep with her {to make their marriage official}. But her father would not let him do that.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:2

And her father said, “Saying, I said that hating, you hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please let her be to you instead of her.”

Her father told him, “I honestly thought that you hated her. So I had her marry the young man who was your helper at the wedding feast. But her younger sister is even prettier. You can marry her instead.”

When Samson went to visit his wife, why did her father not allow him to go in?

The father thought Samson hated his wife, so had already given her to one of Samson’s companions.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:3

And Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless regarding the Philistines when I do harm to them.”

Samson refused, and he said to everyone who was listening, “Now I have a good reason to hurt the Philistines!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:4

And Samson went and caught 300 foxes, and he took torches, and he turned tail to tail, and he put one torch between two of the tails, in the middle.

Then Samson went out into the fields and caught 300 foxes. He tied their tails together in pairs. He got some torches, and he put a torch between each pair of tails.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:5

And he kindled fire in the torches and sent {them} into the {standing} grain of the Philistines, and he burned from stack and to {standing} grain, and to grove of olive tree.

He lit the torches and let the foxes run through the Philistines’ fields. The fire burned the grain they had harvested and the grain that was still in the fields. It also burned their olive trees.

How did Samson retaliate after finding out his wife had been given to another?

Samson retaliated by catching 300 foxes, tying torches to them, and letting them go in the Philistines’ grain.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:6

And the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” And the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.

The Philistine leaders asked, “Who did this?” Someone told them, “Samson did it. He was supposed to marry the daughter of a man who lived in the town of Timnah. But that man had his daughter marry Samson’s best man instead.” In revenge, the Philistines went and killed Samson’s fiancée and her father by burning them.

When the Philistines were told that Samson burned their fields, what did they do?

When the Philistines were told that Samson burned their fields, they burned his wife and her father.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:7

And Samson said to them, “If you have done like this, then if I avenge against you, then afterward I will stop.”

Samson found out that they had done that. He told them, “Because you killed my bride and her father, I am going to avenge their deaths. But I will do no more than that.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:8

Then he struck them leg on thigh, a great striking. And he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

Samson attacked the Philistines furiously and killed many of them. Then he went and hid in a cave in the rock of Etam.

Why did Samson kill a great number of Philistines?

Samson killed a great number of Philistines to avenge the killing of his wife and her father.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:9

And the Philistines went up and encamped in Judah, and they spread out in Lehi.

Then many Philistine soldiers came and set up camp in the territory of Judah. There were so many of them that their camp covered a large area near the town that people later called Lehi.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:10

And the men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” And they said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him just as he has done to us.”

The men of Judah asked them, “Why have you come to fight us?” The Philistines answered, “We have come to capture Samson. He killed many of us, and so we are going to kill him.”

Why did the Philistines come up to attack Judah?

The Philistines came up to attack Judah so they could capture Samson in order to kill him as he had killed so many of them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:11

Then 3,000 men from Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are ruling over us? So what is this you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”

Then 3,000 men from Judah went to the cave in the rock of Etam where Samson was hiding. They said to Samson, “The Philistines rule over us. You should have known not to upset them. You have caused much trouble for us.” Samson answered, “They killed my fiancée and her father, so I killed some of them.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:12

And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you, to give you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not strike me yourselves.”

The men of Judah told Samson, “We have come to tie you up. We are going to give you to the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Promise me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

When the men of Judah came to tie up Samson, what did he make them swear?

When the men of Judah came to tie up Samson, he made them swear that they would not kill him themselves.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:13

And they spoke to him, saying, “No, but binding, we will bind you and we will give you into their hand, but putting to death, we will not put you to death.” Then they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock.

They answered, “We will only tie you up and give you to the Philistines. We will not kill you.” So they tied him with two new ropes and led him away from the rock.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:14

He came to Lehi, and the Philistines shouted to meet him. Then the Spirit of Yahweh rushed on him, and the ropes that {were} on his arms became like flax that they burn with fire, and his bonds melted from on his hands.

When Samson came to the town of Lehi, the Philistines came toward him shouting. Then the Spirit of Yahweh gave Samson great strength. His arms became so strong that he was able to break the rope around them as if it were weak thread. He also easily broke the rope that was around his hands.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:15

And he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, and he stretched out his hand and took it, and with it he struck 1,000 men.

Then Samson saw a donkey’s jawbone lying on the ground. It was new, so it was hard. He picked it up and used it to kill 1,000 men.

With what did Samson kill 1,000 men?

Samson killed 1,000 men with a fresh jawbone of a donkey.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:16

And Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, a heap, two heaps, with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck 1,000 men.”

Then Samson made up this poem: “With a donkey’s jawbone, I have made piles of bodies. With a donkey’s jawbone, I have killed 1,000 men.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:17

And it happened in his finishing to speak, that he threw the jawbone from his hand, so he called that place Ramath Lehi.

After Samson finished speaking, he threw away the jawbone. He named that place Ramath Lehi.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:18

But he was very thirsty, so he called to Yahweh and said, “You have given this great salvation by the hand of your servant, and now shall I die of thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”

Samson was very thirsty. He called out to Yahweh, “You have given me this great victory. But now I am afraid that I will die of thirst. Then the Philistines, who do not worship you, will take my body and treat it shamefully!”

After Samson killed 1,000 men with a fresh jawbone of a donkey, how did he think he would die?

After Samson killed 1,000 men with a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he thought he would die of thirst.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:19

Then God split open the hollow place that {is} in Lehi, and water came out from it. And he drank and his spirit returned, and he revived. Therefore, he called its name En-Hakkore, which {is} in Lehi to this day.

Then God split open a hollow place in Lehi. Water came out of it. When Samson drank some of that water, he felt strong again. So he named that spring En Hakkore. It is still in Lehi today.

How did Samson get water?

God split open the hollow place at Lehi, and water came out.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 15:20

And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines 20 years.

Samson was the leader of Israel for 20 years. But during that time, the Philistines were in control of the land of Israel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:1

Now there was a man from the hill country of Ephraim, and his name {was} Micah.

There was a man whose name was Micah who lived in the hilly area that belongs to the tribe of Ephraim.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:2

And he said to his mother, “The 1,100 silver that was taken from you, and you swore, and also you spoke in my ears, behold, the silver {is} with me. I myself took it.” His mother said, “Blessed {be} my son by Yahweh!”

One day he said to his mother, “Someone stole 1, 100 pieces of silver from your house. I heard you ask Yahweh to make bad things happen to whoever did that. I confess that I took that silver, and I still have it.” His mother replied, “My son, may Yahweh do good things for you {because you admitted this}!”

What did Micah steal?

Micah stole 1,100 pieces of silver from his mother.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:3

And he returned the 1, 100 silver to his mother, and his mother said, “Consecrating, I consecrate the silver to Yahweh, from my hand to my son to make an idol and a molded image. And now, I return it to you.”

Micah gave the 1,100 pieces of silver back to his mother. Then she said, “I am dedicating some of this silver to Yahweh. I am giving it to you, my son, so that you can have someone mold a figure from it. I will give you enough silver to do that.”

For what did Micah’s mother set apart the silver?

Micah’s mother said she had dedicated the silver to Yahweh, for her son to make an idol.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:4

And he returned the silver to his mother, and his mother took 200 silver and she gave it to a refiner. And he made it {into} an idol and a molded image, and it was in the house of Micah.

When Micah gave the silver pieces back to his mother, she took 200 of them and gave them to a metal worker. That man made a molded figure with the silver. Then he gave the figure to Micah. Micah kept it in his home.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:5

And the man Micah, to him {was} a house of gods. And he made an ephod and teraphim, and he filled the hand of one of his sons, and he was to him for a priest.

Micah made a shrine in which he worshiped idols. He made the kind of vest that priests wear. He also made some small, personal idols. Micah appointed one of his sons to be his priest at this shrine.

To what did Micah appoint one of his sons?

He appointed one of his sons to become his priest.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:6

In those days a king {was} not in Israel. A man did the right in his eyes.

At that time, Israel did not have a king, so everyone did what they thought they should do.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:7

Now there was a young man from Bethlehem {in} Judah, from the clan of Judah. Now he was a Levite, and he was sojourning there.

There was a young man who had been living in the town of Bethlehem where people from the tribe of Judah live. He belonged to the tribe of Levi, but he had been living temporarily in the territory that Joshua had assigned to the tribe of Judah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:8

And the man went from the city, from Bethlehem {in} Judah, to sojourn in where he might find. And he entered the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to make his way.

Then he left Bethlehem to look for another place to live. As he was looking, he came to Micah’s house in the hilly area that belongs to the tribe of Ephraim.

Why did the Levite leave Bethlehem?

The Levite left Bethlehem to go and find a place to live.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:9

And Micah said to him, “From where have you come?” And he said to him, “I {am} a Levite from Bethlehem {in} Judah, and I am going to sojourn in where I may find.”

Micah asked him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I have come from Bethlehem in the territory of Judah. I belong to the tribe of Levi, and I am looking for a new place to live for a while.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:10

And Micah said to him, “Stay with me and be to me for a father and for a priest, and I myself will give to you ten silver for the days, and a set of garments and your sustenance.” So the Levite went {in}.

Micah told him, “You may live in my house with me. You can advise me and be my priest. Each year I will give to you ten pieces of silver and some new clothes. I will also provide food for you.” So the Levite stayed there.

What did Micah ask the Levite to be to him?

Micah asked the Levite to live with him and be an adviser and a priest to him.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:11

And the Levite was willing to stay with the man, and the young man became to him like one from his sons.

The Levite agreed to live with Micah. He became like one of his own sons.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:12

And Micah filled the hand of the Levite, and the young man was to him for a priest, and he was in the house of Micah.

Micah appointed the Levite to be his priest, and he lived on Micah’s property.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 17:13

Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will be good to me, because the Levite is to me for a priest.”

Then Micah said, “Now I know that Yahweh will do good things for me, because I have a Levite as my priest.”

Why did Micah think Yahweh would be good to him?

Micah thought Yahweh would be good to him because he had a Levite as his priest.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:1

In those days a king {was} not in Israel. Now in those days, the tribe of the Danite {was} seeking for itself an inheritance to dwell, for one had not fallen to it up to that day in the midst of the tribes of Israel for an inheritance.

At that time the Israelites had no king. And at that time people of the tribe of Dan wanted more land where they could live. The other Israelite tribes had been able to occupy the territories that their leaders had assigned to them. But the tribe of Dan had not yet been able to occupy all of their territory.

Why were the descendants of Dan looking for a territory in which to live?

The descendants of Dan were looking for a territory in which to live because they had not been able to occupy all of the territory that had been assigned to them.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:2

And the sons of Dan sent from their clan five men, men from their borders, sons of valor from Zorah and from Eshtaol, to spy on the land and to examine it. And they said to them, “Go, examine the land.” And they entered the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, and they lodged there.

So the Danites chose five strong soldiers from their tribe to look carefully for more land where they could live. These men lived in the part of their territory that the tribe had been able to occupy, in the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol. When the tribe sent them out to explore the land, the men went to the hilly area where the people of the tribe of Ephraim live. They stayed overnight in the area where Micah lived.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:3

They {were} near the house of Micah, and they recognized the voice of the young man, the Levite. So they turned aside there and said to him, “Who brought you here? And what {are} you doing in this {place}? And what {is} to you here?”

Since they were close to his house, they could hear the people there talking. They recognized from the way he spoke that the young Levite was from the southern part of Israel, as they were. So they went and asked him, “How did you come here? What are your duties here? How do you support yourself?”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:4

And he said to them, “Like this and like this Micah has done for me: now he has hired me, and I am to him for a priest.”

He answered, “Let me explain exactly what Micah has done for me. He has given me the job of being his priest.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:5

And they said to him, “Please inquire of God that we may know, will our way prosper, upon which we {are} going?”

So they said to him, “Please ask God to tell us whether we will succeed in what we are trying to do on this journey.”

What did the people of Dan want the Levite to ask God?

The people of Dan wanted the Levite to ask God if they would succeed in what they were trying to do.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:6

And the priest said to them, “Go in peace, your way upon which you are going is before Yahweh.”

The young man replied, “You should not worry. Yahweh will make you successful in what you are trying to do on your journey.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:7

So the five men went, and they came {to} Laish. And they saw the people who {were} in the midst of it dwelling in security, according to the manner of the Sidonians, reposing and being secure. And no one possessing restraint {was} humiliating {for} a thing in the land. And they {were} far from the Sidonians, and no thing {was} to them with man.

Then the five men left. They came to the city of Laish, and they saw that the people there were not warlike. Instead, they engaged in trading, as the people of the city of Sidon do. The people there thought that they were safe. No ruler was controlling them. Their city was far from Sidon, and they were not part of a defensive league of cities.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:8

So they came to their brothers {in} Zorah and Eshtaol. And their brothers said to them, “What you?”

When those five men returned to their tribe in Zorah and Eshtaol, the other Danites asked them “What do you have to report?”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:9

And they said, “Arise, and let us go up against them! For we have seen the land, and behold, {it is} very good. And {are} you being silent? May you not slacken yourselves to go to enter to possess the land!

They replied, “We have found some land, and we can assure you that it is very good. So we should go and attack the people who live there. We should not stay here and do nothing. We should go right away and take possession of that land!

What did the five men from Dan want to do with the land of Laish?

The five men from Dan wanted to take possession of the land so their people could live there.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:10

When you go, you will come to a people being secure, and the land is broad {at} two hands. For God has given it into your hand, a place where no lack {is} there of any thing that {is} on the earth.”

When you get there, you will find that the people there are not expecting anyone to attack them. There is plenty of land, and it has everything that we will need. {We should certainly go there,} because God will enable us to conquer that land.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:11

So they journeyed from there, from the clan of the Danite, from Zorah and Eshtaol, 600 men girded {with} weapons of war.

So 600 men from the tribe of Dan left Zorah and Eshtaol. They brought their weapons with them {so they could attack the people of Laish}.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:12

And they went up and camped at Kiriath Jearim in Judah. Upon this they call that place Mahaneh Dan to this day. Behold, {it is} beside Kiriath Jearim.

On their way, they set up their tents near the city of Kiriath Jearim in the area where the tribe of Judah lives. That is why people call the area west of Kiriath Jearim Mahaneh Dan. People still call it that now.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:13

And they passed over from there {to} the hill country of Ephraim, and they came to the house of Micah.

From there, they went to the hilly area where the people of the tribe of Ephraim live. And they arrived at Micah’s house.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:14

Then the five men having gone to spy on the land of Laish answered and said to their brothers, “Do you know that in these houses {are} an ephod and teraphim and an idol and a molded image? And now, consider what you shall do.”

The five men who had explored the land near Laish said to their fellow Danites, “We want to inform you that in one of these houses, there is a sacred vest, several household idols, and a silver molded figure. Think about the advantages of having those things for ourselves.”

What did the five men say was in the houses of Laish?

The five men said that in the houses of Laish there were a sacred vest, household idols, and a silver molded figure.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:15

So they turned aside there, and they entered into the house of the young man, the Levite, at the house of Micah, and they asked of him concerning peace.

So they interrupted their journey and went to the house on Micah’s property where the young Levite lived. They told him they hoped he was doing well.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:16

Now the 600 men girded with weapons of war who {were} from the sons of Dan had stationed themselves at the entrance of the gate.

The 600 soldiers from the tribe of Dan stood outside the gate to the compound, holding their weapons.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:17

And the five men having gone to spy on the land came up. They entered there. They took the idol and the ephod and the teraphim and the molded image. And the priest {was} stationing himself at the entrance of the gate with the 600 men girded {with} weapons of war.

The five men who had explored the land went into the house where Micah himself lived. They took the sacred vest, the household idols, and the silver molded figure. They made the priest go out and stand outside the gate with the 600 soldiers who were holding weapons.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:18

And these entered the house of Micah and took the idol, the ephod and the teraphim and the molded image. And the priest said to them, “What {are} you doing?”

He saw them bringing out the sacred vest, the household idols, and the silver molded figure from Micah’s house. The priest told them it was wrong to take those things.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:19

And they said to him, “Be quiet! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us and be to us for a father and for a priest. {Is} the good your being a priest for the house of one man or your being a priest for a tribe and for a clan in Israel?”

They replied, “Do not object. Just come quietly with us and advise us and be our priest. It is certainly better for you to be the priest for a whole tribe of Israelites than to stay here and be the priest just for one man’s family and servants.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:20

And the heart of the priest was good, and he took the ephod and the teraphim and the idol, and he went in the midst of the people.

The priest liked what they were suggesting. So he took the sacred vest, the household idols, and the silver molded figure and he left with the Danites.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:21

And they turned and they went. And they put the children and the livestock and the wealth to their faces.

When they left, the soldiers had their children and cattle walk in front of them. They also had the animals that were carrying their baggage{, including the items they had taken from Micah,} walk in front of them. {That was to protect them from an attack from the rear.}

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:22

They themselves had gone far from the house of Micah, and the men who {were} in the houses that were near the house of Micah assembled themselves, and they overtook the sons of Dan.

Micah gathered together the men who lived near him and they formed an army. Although the Danites had gotten some distance away by the time they started pursuing them, they were able to catch up with them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:23

And they called to the sons of Dan, and they turned their faces and they said to Micah, “What to you, that you have assembled yourself?”

Micah and his men shouted at the men of the tribe of Dan. They turned around and asked Micah, “Why have you come after us with this army?”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:24

And he said, “My gods, which I made, you took, and the priest, and you went. And what {is} still to me? So what is this, you say to me, ‘What to you’?”

Micah replied, “You took away my own silver idols and my priest! Those were the things I valued the most. So you should not be asking me why I have come after you with an army.”

Why was Micah angry?

Micah was angry because the Danites stole the idols he had made and his priest and they were leaving.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:25

And sons of Dan said to him, “You should not make your voice heard among us, lest men bitter of soul strike you and you gather your soul and the soul of your house.”

The men from the tribe of Dan replied, “You had better not say anything further about this to us. Otherwise some of our men will become angry and attack you, and they would kill you and your relatives and servants!”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:26

And the sons of Dan went on their way, for Micah perceived that they were stronger than him. And he turned and returned to his house.

Then the men from the tribe of Dan continued walking. Micah realized that those soldiers would defeat him and his neighbors if they fought. So he turned around and went home.

Why did Micah turn and go back to his house?

When Micah saw that they were too strong for him, he turned and went back to his house.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:27

But they themselves took what Micah had made and the priest who was to him. And they came to Laish, to a people reposing and being secure. And they struck them to the mouth of the sword, and they burned the city with fire.

The men of the tribe of Dan kept Micah’s household idols and his priest, and they continued traveling to Laish. They attacked the people who were living there, who had thought that they were safe. They killed all of them, and then they burned everything in the city.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:28

And there was not a deliverer, for it was far from Sidon and no thing {was} to them with man. Now it {was} in the valley that {is} to Beth Rehob. And they built the city, and they dwelled in it.

There was no group of people to rescue the people of Laish. The city was far from Sidon, so the people who lived there could not help them. And the people of Laish had no other allies. (Laish was in a valley near the town of Beth Rehob.) The people of the tribe of Dan rebuilt the city and lived there themselves.

Why was there no one to rescue the people of Laish?

There was no one to rescue the people of Laish because it was a long way from Sidon and they had no other allies.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:29

And they called the name of the city Dan, by the name of their father Dan, who was born to Israel. However, Laish {was} the name of the city at the first.

They gave a new name to the city. They called it Dan, in honor of their ancestor whose name was Dan. He was one of Israel’s sons. But previously the name of the city had been Laish.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:30

And the sons of Dan raised up the idol for themselves. And Jonathan, the son of Gershom, the son of Manasseh, he and his sons were priests for the tribe of the Danite until the day of the exile of the land.

The people of the tribe of Dan began to worship the silver molded figure that had belonged to Micah. They appointed Jonathan son of Gershom, the grandson of Moses, to be their priest. His descendants continued to be their priests until the Assyrians captured the Israelites who lived in that area and took them away to other countries.

Who were the priests for the tribe of the Danites?

Jonathan, the son of Gershom, (the grandson of Moses) and his sons were priests for the tribe of Dan.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 18:31

So they set up for themselves the idol of Micah that he had made, all of the days of the being of the house of God at Shiloh.

Even though the sacred tent was in Shiloh at this time {and Israelites were supposed to worship there}, the people of the tribe of Dan worshiped the silver molded figure that had belonged to Micah.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:1

Now a man of Israel had sworn at Mizpah, saying, “A man from us shall not give his daughter to Benjamin for a wife.”

(When the Israelites gathered at Mizpah before they started to fight the tribe of Benjamin, all of the men made a solemn promise. They had declared, “None of us will ever allow one of our daughters to marry a man from the tribe of Benjamin!”)

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:2

And the people came {to} Bethel, and they sat there until the evening to the face of God. And they lifted their voice and wept a great weeping.

{After destroying the people, animals, and property throughout the territory of Benjamin,} the Israelites went to Bethel where God’s sacred tent was. They sat down and wept very loudly and sadly all day.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:3

And they said, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, should this be in Israel, to be missing today one tribe from Israel?”

They kept saying, “Yahweh, you are the God of us Israelite people. But one of our Israelite tribes does not exist anymore! This should not have happened to us!”

Why did the men of Israel say that one of their tribes might not exist anymore?

The men of Israel worried that the Benjaminite tribe would no longer exist since they had promised to not allow their daughters to marry a Benjaminite so the remaining men would not have women to marry.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:4

And it happened the next day that the people arose early and built an altar there and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.

Early the next morning, the people built an altar at Bethel. The priests made sacrifices for them that they burned completely on the altar, and they also made fellowship sacrifices.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:5

And the sons of Israel said, “Who {is it} who did not go up with the assembly from all of the tribes of Israel to Yahweh?” For a great oath had been regarding whoever did not go up to Yahweh {at} Mizpah, saying, “Dying, he shall be caused to die.”

Then the Israelites started asking whether the people of any city in one of the tribes of Israel had not come when they met to ask Yahweh for guidance. They were asking this because they had all sworn very solemnly that they would kill any group that did not come when they met with Yahweh at Mizpah.

Who would certainly be put to death?

Anyone who did not come when they met with Yahweh at Mizpah would certainly be put to death.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:6

And the sons of Israel repented themselves toward Benjamin, his brother. And they said, “Today one tribe has been hewn from Israel.

The Israelites {were asking about this because they} felt sorry for their fellow Israelites from the tribe of Benjamin. They said, “Now one of our Israelite tribes no longer exists.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:7

What shall we do for them, for the remaining ones, for a wife, since we ourselves have sworn to Yahweh not to give to them from our daughters for a wife?”

Let us think about what we can do to make sure that the surviving men from the tribe of Benjamin have wives. {This is a difficult problem, because} all of us here made a solemn promise to Yahweh that we would not allow any of our daughters to marry a man from the tribe of Benjamin.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:8

And they said, “Who {is} the one from the tribes of Israel who did not go up to Yahweh {at} Mizpah?” And behold, a man had not come to the camp from Jabesh Gilead for the assembly.

That is why the people were asking whether the people from any city in one of the tribes of Israel had not sent anyone to Mizpah when the Israelites met with Yahweh there. They thought they recalled that no one had come from the city of Jabesh Gilead to the meeting at Mizpah.

Which of the cities did not come to meet with Yahweh at Mizpah?

No one from the city of Jabesh Gilead had come to meet with Yahweh at Mizpah.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:9

And the people counted themselves, and behold, a man {was} not there from the dwellers of Jabesh Gilead.

So they checked everyone who was there in Bethel, and they found that no one who lived in the city of Jabesh Gilead was there. {This seemed to prove that none of them had come to Mizpah.}

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:10

So the congregation sent 12,000 men there from the sons of the army and they commanded them, saying, “Go, and you shall strike the dwellers of Jabesh Gilead to the mouth of the sword, even the women and the children.

So all the Israelites chose 12,000 experienced soldiers and gave them orders to go and kill all of the people who lived in Jabesh Gilead, including the women and the children.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:11

And this {is} the thing that you shall do: every male and every woman having known the lying of a male, you shall devote.”

They told those soldiers: “This is what we want you to do: kill all of the men in Jabesh Gilead. You must also kill every married woman. {But do not kill the unmarried women.}”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:12

And they found among the dwellers of Jabesh Gilead 400 young women, a virgin who had not known a man by the lying of a male, and they brought them to the camp {at} Shiloh, which was in the land of Canaan.

{So those soldiers went to Jabesh Gilead and killed all the men, married women, and children.} But in that city they found 400 young women there who had never been married. So they brought them to Shiloh{, where they had all gone by then}. That city was across the river from the region where the city of Jabesh Gilead was.

Who did the men take from those living in Jabesh Gilead?

The men took 400 young women who had never slept with a man from those living in Jabesh Gilead.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:13

And all of the congregation sent and spoke to the sons of Benjamin who {were} at the rock of Rimmon, and they called out peace to them.

Then all the Israelites who had gathered sent a message to the men from the tribe of Benjamin who had gone to the rock of Rimmon {where they could protect themselves}. The Israelites said that they would not try to kill them.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:14

So Benjamin returned at that time, and they gave to them the women who were alive from the women of Jabesh Gilead. But they did not find enough for them.

So the Benjaminites then came back from the rock of Rimmon. The Israelites allowed them to marry the young women from Jabesh Gilead whom they had not killed. But {there were only 400 women.} That was not enough women for those 600 men.

What was the problem when the Benjaminites were given the women of Jabesh Gilead?

When the Benjaminites were given the women of Jabesh Gilead, there were not enough women for all of them to marry.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:15

And the people repented itself for Benjamin, for Yahweh had made a breach in the tribes of Israel.

So the Israelites still felt sorry for the men of the tribe of Benjamin. It seemed that one of the Israelite tribes would not exist any more because Yahweh had told the other Israelites to fight against that tribe.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:16

So the elders of the congregation said, “What shall we do for wives for the remaining ones, since a woman has been destroyed from Benjamin?”

The Israelite leaders said, “We have killed all the women of the tribe of Benjamin. So where can we get women to be wives of the men who are still alive?”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:17

And they said, “A possession of the escapee of Benjamin, so a tribe will not be wiped out from Israel.

They continued, “These surviving Benjaminites must have wives {who will give birth to children so that their family lines can continue}. Otherwise, the tribe of Benjamin will no longer exist in Israel.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:18

But we ourselves are not able to give wives to them from our daughters, because the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, ‘Cursed {is} the one giving a wife to Benjamin.’”

But we Israelites all solemnly asked Yahweh to curse anyone who gave one of his daughters to any man of the tribe of Benjamin as a wife. So we cannot allow our daughters to marry these men.”

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:19

So they said, “Behold, a feast of Yahweh {is} at Shiloh from days to days.” (That {is} from the north to Bethel, from the rising of the sun to the road going up from Bethel {to} Shechem and from the south to Lebonah.)

Then they had an idea. They remembered, “Every year there is a festival to honor Yahweh at Shiloh.” (That city is north of Bethel and east of the road that extends from Bethel to Shechem. It is south of the city of Lebonah.)

Where was Shiloh?

Shiloh was north of Bethel, east of the road that went up from Bethel to Shechem, and south of Lebonah.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:20

So they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and lie in ambush in the vineyards.

So the Israelite leaders told the surviving men of the tribe of Benjamin {who did not yet have wives}, “When it is the time for that festival, go to Shiloh and hide in the vineyards around the city.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:21

And you shall look, and behold, if the daughters of Shiloh come out to dance in the dances, then you shall come out from the vineyards, and you shall catch for yourselves a man his wife from the daughters of Shiloh, and you shall go {to} the land of Benjamin.

Keep watching for the young women to come out of Shiloh to dance. When they come out, run out from the vineyards. Each of you men can seize one of the young women of Shiloh. Then you can all return to your homes in the territory of Benjamin with those women as your wives.

When were the Benjaminites to each rush out of the vineyards and grab a wife from the young women of Shiloh?

When the young women from Shiloh came out to dance, each Benjaminite was to rush out of the vineyards and grab a young woman as his wife.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:22

And it will happen, when their fathers or their brothers come to contend with us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant us them, for we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle. For you have not given to them at {this} time, {that} you should be guilty.’”

If their fathers or brothers come to us and demand that you give the women back, we will say to them, ‘Please allow us to give your young women to the men of Benjamin as wives. Do this because, when we fought them, we did not leave any women alive who could be their wives. And you are not giving your young women now to the men from the tribe of Benjamin as wives. They stole them. So you will not be guilty of breaking the oath that we all swore not to give any of our daughters as a wife to any of them.’”

Why would the men of Shiloh not be guilty of breaking their oath?

The men of Shiloh were told that they had not broken their oath since they had not given their daughters to the Benjaminites as wives but instead, the young women had been stolen.

unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:23

And the sons of Benjamin did thus, and they carried away wives for their number from the ones dancing, whom they caught. And they went and returned to their inheritance, and they built the cities and dwelled in them.

So that is what the men of the tribe of Benjamin did. They went to Shiloh at the time of the festival. When the young women came out of the city to dance, each man grabbed one of them and took her away and married her. Then they took their wives back to the land that the Israelite leaders had assigned to them. They rebuilt their cities that the other Israelites had burned down, and they lived there.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:24

Then the sons of Israel disbursed themselves from there at that time, a man to his tribe and to his clan, and they went away from there, a man to his inheritance.

Then the other Israelites left Shiloh and all went back to where their families and tribes lived. They returned to the areas that the Israelite leaders had assigned to their tribes.

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unfoldingWord® Translation Questions :: Judges 21:25

In those days a king {was} not in Israel. A man did the right in his eyes.

At that time, Israel did not have a king, and everyone did what they thought they should do.

How did everyone live in those days when Israel had no king?

Everyone did what he thought was right in his own eyes.

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