Hakim-hakim 7:5

7:5 So he brought the men ¹  down to the water. Then the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate those who lap the water as a dog laps from those who kneel to drink.” ² 

Hakim-hakim 12:5

12:5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River ³  opposite Ephraim. ⁴  Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive ⁵  said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked ⁶  him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

Hakim-hakim 13:8

13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, ⁷  “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God ⁸  to visit ⁹  us again, so he can teach ¹⁰  us how we should raise ¹¹  the child who will be born.”

[7:5]  ¹ tn Heb “the people.”

[7:5]  ² tn Heb “Everyone who laps with his tongue from the water, as a dog laps, put him by himself, as well as the one who gets down on his knees to drink.”

[12:5]  ³ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:5]  ⁴ tn Or “against Ephraim,” that is, so as to prevent Ephraim from crossing.

[12:5]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text has a plural form here.

[12:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “say to.”

[13:8]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:8]  ⁸ tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “come to.”

[13:8]  ¹⁰ tc The LXX has “enlighten,” understanding the Hebrew to read וִיאִירֵנוּ (vi’irenu, “to give light”) rather than the reading of the MT, וְיוֹרֵנוּ (vÿyorenu, “to teach”).

[13:8]  ¹¹ tn Heb “what we should do for.”