Hakim-hakim 4:14

4:14 Deborah said to Barak, “Spring into action, ¹  for this is the day the Lord is handing Sisera over to you! ²  Has the Lord not taken the lead?” ³  Barak quickly went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

Hakim-hakim 8:21

8:21 Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, ⁴  “Come on, ⁵  you strike us, for a man is judged by his strength.” ⁶  So Gideon killed ⁷  Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent-shaped ornaments which were on the necks of their camels.

[4:14]  ¹ tn Heb “Arise!”

[4:14]  ² tn The verb form (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

[4:14]  ³ tn Heb “Has the Lord not gone out before you?”

[8:21]  ⁴ tn The words “to Gideon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:21]  ⁵ tn Or “Arise.”

[8:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “for as the man is his strength.”

[8:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “arose and killed.”