Judges 3:4

3:4 They were left to test Israel, so the Lord would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses. ¹ 

Judges 14:13

14:13 But if you cannot solve it, ²  you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Let us hear your riddle.” ³ 

Judges 16:7

16:7 Samson said to her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh ⁴  bowstrings ⁵  that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

Judges 16:11

16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, ⁶  I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

¹ tn Heb “to know if they would hear the commands of the Lord which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”

² tn Heb “you are unable to tell me.”

³ tn Heb “Give your riddle so we can hear it.”

³ tn Or “moist.”

⁴ tn The word refers to a bowstring, probably made from animal tendons. See Ps 11:2; Job 30:11.

⁴ tn Heb “with which no work has been done.”