11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as [in] a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same ...

[11:6] tn Heb “do not let your hand rest.” The Hebrew phrase “do not let your hand rest” is an idiom that means “do not stop working” or “do not be idle” (e.g., ...

If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me, I will be your leader.” 11:10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord ...

This fits the context of 11:4 which compares Israel to a young heifer: the Lord led him with leather ropes, lifted the yoke from his neck, and bent down to feed ...

[1:1] sn In ancient Judaism Ezra and Nehemiah were regarded as a single book with dual authorship. According to the Talmud, “Ezra wrote his book” (b. Bava ...

[11:17] tn Or “heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heaven(s)” or “sky” depending on the context. [11:17] tn Or “be destroyed”; NAB, NIV ...

[11:4] sn His eyes. The anthropomorphic language draws attention to God's awareness of and interest in the situation on earth. Though the enemies are hidden by ...

8 says they left off building the city, an ingressive idea (“had started building”) should be understood here. [11:6] 16 tn Heb “and one lip to all of them.”

To fix the heart is to make it faithful and constant, the heart being the seat of the will and emotions.

11:8 The Lord handed them over to Israel and they struck them down and chased them all the way to Greater Sidon, Misrephoth Maim, and the Mizpah Valley to the ...