In the original the verse begins with a disjunctive clause, where the word order in the Hebrew (subject, verb) departs from the typical order (verb, subject). This will set apart verses Judges 3:5–6 as ultimately a summary of the entire prologue.
In the original the verse begins with a disjunctive clause, where the word order in the Hebrew (subject, verb) departs from the typical order (verb, subject). This will set apart verses Judges 3:5–6 as ultimately a summary of the entire prologue.
5 So the people of Israel lived among the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites.