Hakim-hakim 13:25

13:25 The Lord’s spirit began to control him ¹  in Mahaneh Dan between Zorah and Eshtaol.

Hakim-hakim 14:6

14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered ²  him and he tore the lion ³  in two with his bare hands ⁴  as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Hakim-hakim 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ⁵  and gave them ⁶  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ⁷ 

[13:25]  ¹ tn Or “move him to action”; or “stir him.”

[14:6]  ² tn Heb “rushed on.”

[14:6]  ³ tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”

[14:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

[14:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

[14:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”