Hakim-hakim 11:3

11:3 So Jephthah left ¹  his half-brothers ²  and lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah’s gang and traveled with him. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 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.”

Hakim-hakim 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.”

[11:3]  ¹ tn Or “fled from.”

[11:3]  ² tn Heb “brothers.”

[11:3]  ³ tn Heb “Empty men joined themselves to Jephthah and went out with him.”

[16:7]  ⁴ tn Or “moist.”

[16:7]  ⁵ tn The word refers to a bowstring, probably made from animal tendons. See Ps 11:2; Job 30:11.

[16:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “with which no work has been done.”