Judges — Hebrew and Greek compared

Saints Translation — Judges 1–21 — Comparison V2 · Saints Translation

Choose a chapter to explore the source readings and their notes. Original references, source labels, and review records are retained.

Source guide and review record

SAINTS TRANSLATION

The Book of Judges

Chapters 1–21

Independent literal-smooth translations
from the Hebrew and Greek texts

Christ-centered reading headings • Verse-by-verse classifications
Jewish and Christian reception • Sources and translation decisions

V2 | 11 September 2026

Complete translation · Final editorial review

618 Hebrew verses • 618 Greek verses • 618 comparison rows

Reviewed under the final Bible Translation Reference Document of 11 September 2026. All twenty-one chapters are included. Every Hebrew and Greek running-text unit, both translations, and the inherited textual and reception notes were reviewed. The original Hebrew chapter 11 substitute has now been checked against BHS.

“Rabbinic Priority” and “Saints Priority” identify the reception traditions consulted. Each translation remains governed by its own selected source.

Reader’s guide

Read horizontally to compare the two source readings. Read down either translation column to follow that tradition; visible MT and LXX references preserve the actual numbering where material has been moved or added. Square brackets mark editorial absence notices, never reconstructed biblical wording.

The English was drafted independently from the declared Hebrew and Greek running texts. Ordinary English syntax is smoothed while meaningful subjects, negatives, repetitions, names, numbers, objects, ritual terms, and changes of speaker are retained. Attributed reception follows the textual comparison in the third column.

Source basis and the extent of review

Every included running-text unit in the declared BHS and Rahlfs–Hanhart publisher presentations was reviewed for translation and alignment. This is not a Göttingen, manuscript, or full critical-apparatus collation. Material decisions and remaining lexical questions are recorded at the end.

How the five categories work

One governing category is assigned per comparison row, not per distinct manuscript variant. A moved unit may therefore produce several Divergent rows. Categories assess textual relationships and do not rank religious traditions.

Headings and reading map

Book headings use dark type. Chapter headings are red, following the project’s Blood of Jesus convention. Major pericope headings are purple, the Majesty of Jesus convention. Bold minor headings divide complete reading units. All are real Word heading styles for navigation.

Christ-centered headings are editorial reception guides. A reading is described as a published lectionary selection only where its exact range and observance were verified. The whole verse remains in the table even when a lectionary selects only a clause. Other units are explicitly editorial or thematic; they do not claim a historical calendar assignment.

The USCCB calendar instances document these particular published selections. Other headings are editorial Christian reading proposals. This is a selective map, not a comprehensive lectionary survey. Source links appear in the register.

Reading the notes

Text explains the actual relationship between the selected readings. Rabbinic identifies a particular Jewish interpretation, chiefly Rashi here, without implying unanimity. Saints identifies apostolic or named patristic reception; editorial canonical connections are labeled as such. Source codes in brackets lead to the register. Later identifications and typology are not inserted into translated clauses.

Book navigation

Numbering in brief

The declared Hebrew and Greek sources both contain 618 numbered verses. Each appears once in 618 aligned rows. Differences inside verses remain in their numbered locations. The Greek notice of Ehud’s death at 3:30 and its absence at 4:1 are explained without duplication.