Hakim-hakim 15:7

15:7 Samson said to them, “Because you did this, ¹  I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.” ² 

Hakim-hakim 20:12

20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe ³  of Benjamin, saying, “How could such a wicked thing take place? ⁴ 

[15:7]  ¹ tn The Niphal of נָקָם (naqam, “to avenge, to take vengeance”) followed by the preposition ב (bet) has the force “to get revenge against.” See 1 Sam 18:25; Jer 50:15; Ezek 25:12.

[15:7]  ² tn Heb “and afterward I will stop.”

[20:12]  ³ tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.

[20:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “What is this wicked thing which happened among you?”