Hakim-hakim 13:14

13:14 She should not drink ¹  anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. ²  She should obey everything I commanded her to do.”

Hakim-hakim 20:21

20:21 The Benjaminites attacked from Gibeah and struck down twenty-two thousand Israelites that day. ³ 

Hakim-hakim 20:23

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we ⁴  again march out to fight ⁵  the Benjaminites, our brothers?” ⁶  The Lord said, “Attack them!” ⁷ 

[13:14]  ¹ tn Heb “eat.”

[13:14]  ² tn Heb “eat anything unclean.” Certain foods were regarded as ritually “unclean” (see Lev 11). Eating such food made one ritually “contaminated.”

[20:21]  ³ tn Heb “The sons of Benjamin came out of Gibeah and they struck down in Israel that day twenty-two thousand men to the ground.”

[20:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ⁵ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

[20:23]  ⁶ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).