Hakim-hakim 14:6

14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered ¹  him and he tore the lion ²  in two with his bare hands ³  as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Hakim-hakim 16:28

16:28 Samson called to the Lord, “O Master, Lord, ⁴  remember me! Strengthen me just one more time, O God, so I can get swift revenge ⁵  against the Philistines for my two eyes!”

Hakim-hakim 19:16

19:16 But then an old man passed by, returning at the end of the day from his work in the field. ⁶  The man was from the Ephraimite hill country; he was living temporarily in Gibeah. (The residents of the town were Benjaminites.) ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 20:42

20:42 They retreated before the Israelites, taking the road to the wilderness. But the battle overtook ⁸  them as men from the surrounding cities struck them down. ⁹ 

[14:6]  ¹ tn Heb “rushed on.”

[14:6]  ² tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:6]  ³ tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”

[16:28]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew has אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה (’adonay yehovih, “Lord Yahweh”).

[16:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “so I can get revenge with one act of vengeance.”

[19:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “And look, an old man was coming from his work, from the field in the evening.”

[19:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “And the men of the place were Benjaminites.”

[20:42]  ⁸ tn Heb “clung to”; or “stuck close.”

[20:42]  ⁹ tn Heb “and those from the cities were striking them down in their midst.”