Hakim-hakim 6:17

6:17 Gideon ¹  said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, ²  then give me ³  a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.

Hakim-hakim 6:24

6:24 Gideon built an altar for the Lord there, and named it “The Lord is on friendly terms with me.” ⁴  To this day it is still there in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Hakim-hakim 11:27

11:27 I have not done you wrong, ⁵  but you are doing wrong ⁶  by attacking me. May the Lord, the Judge, judge this day between the Israelites and the Ammonites!’”

Hakim-hakim 14:4

14:4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing, ⁷  because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines ⁸  (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

[6:17]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:17]  ² tn Heb “If I have found favor in your eyes.”

[6:17]  ³ tn Heb “perform for me.”

[6:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “The Lord is peace.” Gideon’s name for the altar plays on the Lord’s reassuring words to him, “Peace to you.”

[11:27]  ⁵ tn Or “sinned against you.”

[11:27]  ⁶ tn Or “evil.”

[14:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”

[14:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”