Hakim-hakim 6:22

6:22 When Gideon realized ¹  that it was the Lord’s messenger, he ²  said, “Oh no! ³  Master, Lord! ⁴  I have seen the Lord’s messenger face to face!”

Hakim-hakim 20:41

20:41 When the Israelites turned around, the Benjaminites panicked ⁵  because they could see that disaster was on their doorstep. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 15:3

15:3 Samson said to them, ⁷  “This time I am justified in doing the Philistines harm!” ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, ⁹  the Lord did them harm, ¹⁰  just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. ¹¹  They suffered greatly. ¹² 

Hakim-hakim 20:34

20:34 Ten thousand men, well-trained soldiers from all Israel, then made a frontal assault against Gibeah – the battle was fierce. ¹³  But the Benjaminites did not realize that disaster was at their doorstep. ¹⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 11:35

11:35 When he saw her, he ripped his clothes and said, “Oh no! My daughter! You have completely ruined me! ¹⁵  You have brought me disaster! ¹⁶  I made an oath to the Lord, and I cannot break it.” ¹⁷ 

[6:22]  ¹ tn Heb “saw.”

[6:22]  ² tn Heb “Gideon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:22]  ³ tn Or “Ah!”

[6:22]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text reads אֲדֹנַי יְהוִה (’adonay yÿhvih, “Lord [the same title used in v. 15], Lord”).

[20:41]  ⁵ tn Or “were terrified.”

[20:41]  ⁶ tn Heb “disaster touched against them.”

[15:3]  ⁷ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the (original) LXX has the singular “to him.”

[15:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “I am innocent this time from the Philistines when I do with them harm.”

[2:15]  ⁹ tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

[2:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

[2:15]  ¹¹ tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

[2:15]  ¹² tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

[20:34]  ¹³ tn Heb “heavy”; or “severe.”

[20:34]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “And they did not know that touching against them was disaster.”

[11:35]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “you have brought me very low,” or “you have knocked me to my knees.” The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.

[11:35]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “You are among [or “like”] those who trouble me.”

[11:35]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “I opened my mouth to the Lord and I am not able to return.”