Hakim-hakim 7:16

7:16 He divided the three hundred men into three units. ¹  He gave them all trumpets and empty jars with torches inside them. ² 

Hakim-hakim 8:23

8:23 Gideon said to them, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son rule over you. The Lord will rule over you.”

Hakim-hakim 8:25

8:25 They said, “We are happy to give you earrings.” ³  So they ⁴  spread out a garment, and each one threw an earring from his plunder onto it.

Hakim-hakim 19:29

19:29 When he got home, he took a knife, grabbed his concubine, and carved her up into twelve pieces. ⁵  Then he sent the pieces throughout Israel. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 20:2

20:2 The leaders ⁷  of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered ⁸  four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

Hakim-hakim 20:8

20:8 All Israel rose up in unison ⁹  and said, “Not one of us will go home! ¹⁰  Not one of us will return ¹¹  to his house!

[7:16]  ¹ tn Heb “heads.”

[7:16]  ² tn Heb “the jars.” The noun has been replaced by the pronoun (“them”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:16]  sn They hid the torches inside the earthenware jars to disguise their approach and to keep the torches from being extinguished by the breeze.

[8:25]  ³ tn Heb “We will indeed give.”

[8:25]  ⁴ tc In the LXX the subject of this verb is singular, referring to Gideon rather than to the Israelites.

[19:29]  ⁵ tn Heb “he carved her up by her bones into twelve pieces.”

[19:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he sent her through all the territory of Israel.”

[20:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “the cornerstones”; or “the supports.” The word is used of leaders in only three other texts – 1 Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13; Zech 10:4.

[20:2]  ⁸ tn The words “which numbered” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[20:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “as one man.”

[20:8]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to his tent.”

[20:8]  ¹¹ tn Or “turn aside.”