Judges 3:9

3:9 When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he ¹  raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued ²  them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. ³ 

Judges 4:3

4:3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera ⁴  had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, ⁵  and he cruelly ⁶  oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

Judges 18:5

18:5 They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, ⁷  so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” ⁸ 

Judges 19:20

19:20 The old man said, “Everything is just fine! ⁹  I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

¹ tn Heb “the Lord.”

² tn Or “delivered.”

³ tn “Caleb’s younger brother” may refer to Othniel or to Kenaz (in which case Othniel is Caleb’s nephew).

⁴ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

⁶ tn Heb “with strength.”

⁷ tn Heb “Ask God.”

⁸ tn Heb “so we can know if our way on which we are going will be successful.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “Peace to you.”