Hakim-hakim 2:23

2:23 This is why ¹  the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; ²  he did not hand them over to Joshua.

Hakim-hakim 7:1

Gideon Reduces the Ranks

7:1 Jerub-Baal (that is, Gideon) and his men ³  got up the next morning and camped near the spring of Harod. ⁴  The Midianites ⁵  were camped north of them near the hill of Moreh in the valley.

Hakim-hakim 8:25

8:25 They said, “We are happy to give you earrings.” ⁶  So they ⁷  spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

Hakim-hakim 18:22

18:22 After they had gone a good distance from Micah’s house, Micah’s neighbors ⁸  gathered together and caught up with the Danites.

[2:23]  ¹ tn The words “this is why” are interpretive.

[2:23]  ² tn Or “quickly.”

[7:1]  ³ tn Heb “and all the people who were with him.”

[7:1]  ⁴ sn The name Harod means, ironically, “trembling.”

[7:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “Midian.” The LXX reads “and Amalek” (cf. v. 12; 6:33).

[8:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “We will indeed give.”

[8:25]  ⁷ tc In the LXX the subject of this verb is singular, referring to Gideon rather than to the Israelites.

[18:22]  ⁸ tn Heb “the men who were in the houses near Micah’s house.”