Hakim-hakim 7:2

7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. ¹  Israel might brag, ²  ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ ³ 

Hakim-hakim 7:24

Gideon Appeases the Ephraimites

7:24 Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, “Go down and head off the Midianites. ⁴  Take control of the fords of the streams ⁵  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” ⁶  When all the Ephraimites had assembled, ⁷  they took control of the fords ⁸  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.

Hakim-hakim 16:18

16:18 When Delilah saw that he had told her his secret, ⁹  she sent for ¹⁰  the rulers of the Philistines, saying, “Come up here again, for he has told me ¹¹  his secret.” ¹²  So the rulers of the Philistines went up to visit her, bringing the silver in their hands.

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.”

[7:2]  ² tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.”

[7:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “to meet Midian.”

[7:24]  ⁵ tn Heb “capture before them the waters.”

[7:24]  ⁶ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification (also later in this verse).

[7:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “And all the men of Ephraim were summoned.”

[7:24]  ⁸ tn Heb “they captured the waters.”

[16:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[16:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “she sent and summoned.”

[16:18]  ¹¹ tc The translation follows the Qere, לִי (li, “to me”) rather than the Kethib, לָהּ (lah, “to her”).

[16:18]  ¹² tn Heb “all his heart.”