Hakim-hakim 7:2

7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. ¹  Israel might brag, ²  ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ ³ 

Hakim-hakim 9:54

9:54 He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, ⁴  “Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, ⁵  ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.

Hakim-hakim 18:9

18:9 They said, “Come on, let’s attack them, ⁶  for ⁷  we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, ⁸  but don’t hesitate ⁹  to invade and conquer ¹⁰  the land.

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.”

[7:2]  ² tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.”

[9:54]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds, “and said to him.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[9:54]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds, “concerning me.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[18:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “Arise, and let us go up against them.”

[18:9]  ⁷ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX adds “we entered and walked around in the land as far as Laish and.”

[18:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “But you are inactive.”

[18:9]  ⁹ tn Or “be lazy.”

[18:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to go”; “to enter”; “to possess.”