Hakim-hakim 15:12

15:12 They said to him, “We have come down to take you prisoner so we can hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Promise me ¹  you will not kill ²  me.”

Hakim-hakim 18:30

18:30 The Danites worshiped ³  the carved image. Jonathan, descendant ⁴  of Gershom, son of Moses, ⁵  and his descendants ⁶  served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the time of the exile.

[15:12]  ¹ tn Or “swear to me.”

[15:12]  ² tn Heb “meet [with hostility]”; “harm.” In light of v. 13, “kill” is an appropriate translation.

[18:30]  ³ tn Heb “erected for themselves.”

[18:30]  ⁴ tn Heb “son.”

[18:30]  ⁵ tc Several ancient textual witnesses, including some LXX mss and the Vulgate, support the reading “Moses” (מֹשֶׁה, mosheh) here. Many Hebrew mss have a nun (נ) suspended above the name between the first two letters (מנשׁה), suggesting the name Manasseh (מְנַשֶּׁה, mÿnasheh). This is probably a scribal attempt to protect Moses’ reputation. For discussion, see G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 401-2.

[18:30]  ⁶ tn Heb “sons.”