Hakim-hakim 13:8

13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, ¹  “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God ²  to visit ³  us again, so he can teach ⁴  us how we should raise ⁵  the child who will be born.”

Hakim-hakim 13:23

13:23 But his wife said to him, “If the Lord wanted to kill us, he would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from us. ⁶  He would not have shown us all these things, or have spoken to us like this just now.”

Hakim-hakim 20:18

20:18 The Israelites went up to Bethel ⁷  and asked God, ⁸  “Who should lead the charge against the Benjaminites?” ⁹  The Lord said, “Judah should lead.”

[13:8]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[13:8]  ² tn Heb “the man of God.”

[13:8]  ³ tn Heb “come to.”

[13:8]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “what we should do for.”

[13:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “our hand.”

[20:18]  ⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “They arose and went up to Bethel and asked God, and the Israelites said.”

[20:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “Who should go up for us first for battle against the sons of Benjamin?”