Hakim-hakim 6:40

6:40 That night God did as he asked. ¹  Only the fleece was dry and the ground around it was covered with dew.

Hakim-hakim 9:46

9:46 When all the leaders of the Tower of Shechem ²  heard the news, they went to the stronghold ³  of the temple of El-Berith. ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 18:8

18:8 When the Danites returned to their tribe ⁵  in Zorah and Eshtaol, their kinsmen ⁶  asked them, “How did it go?” ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 21:3

21:3 They said, “Why, O Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?” An entire ⁸  tribe has disappeared from Israel today!”

[6:40]  ¹ tn Heb “God did so that night.”

[9:46]  ² sn Perhaps the Tower of Shechem was a nearby town, distinct from Shechem proper, or a tower within the city.

[9:46]  ³ tn Apparently this rare word refers here to the most inaccessible area of the temple, perhaps the inner sanctuary or an underground chamber. It appears only here and in 1 Sam 13:6, where it is paired with “cisterns” and refers to subterranean or cave-like hiding places.

[9:46]  ⁴ sn The name El-Berith means “God of the Covenant.” It is probably a reference to the Canaanite high god El.

[18:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “They came to their brothers.”

[18:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “brothers.”

[18:8]  ⁷ tn Heb “What you?”

[21:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “one.”