Hakim-hakim 8:9

8:9 He also threatened ¹  the men of Penuel, warning, ²  “When I return victoriously, ³  I will tear down this tower.”

Hakim-hakim 9:34

9:34 So Abimelech and all his men came up ⁴  at night and set an ambush outside Shechem – they divided into ⁵  four units.

Hakim-hakim 10:16

10:16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned ⁶  and worshiped ⁷  the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 13:17

13:17 Manoah said to the Lord’s messenger, “Tell us your name, so we can honor you when your announcement comes true.” ⁹ 

Hakim-hakim 20:14

20:14 The Benjaminites came from their cities and assembled at Gibeah ¹⁰  to make war against the Israelites.

Hakim-hakim 20:37

20:37 The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash ¹¹  to Gibeah. They ¹²  attacked ¹³  and put the sword to the entire city.

Hakim-hakim 21:3

21:3 They said, “Why, O Lord God of Israel, has this happened in Israel?” An entire ¹⁴  tribe has disappeared from Israel today!”

[8:9]  ¹ tn Heb “said to.” The translation “threatened” is interpretive, but is clearly indicated by the context.

[8:9]  ² tn Heb “saying.”

[8:9]  ³ tn Or “safely.” Heb “in peace.”

[9:34]  ⁴ tn Heb “and all the people who were with him arose.”

[9:34]  ⁵ tn Heb “four heads.” The words “they divided into” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[10:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “from their midst.”

[10:16]  ⁷ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “And his spirit grew short [i.e., impatient] with the suffering of Israel.” The Hebrew noun נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh) also appears as the subject of the verb קָצַר (qatsar) in Num 21:4 (the Israelites grow impatient wandering in the wilderness), Judg 16:16 (Samson grows impatient with Delilah’s constant nagging), and Zech 11:8 (Zechariah grows impatient with the three negligent “shepherds”).

[13:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “Who your name? For [when] your word comes [to pass], we will honor you.” Manoah apparently gets tongue-tied and uses the wrong pronoun (“who” instead of “what”). He starts to say, “Who are you?” But then he switches to “your name” as if he began the sentence with “what.” See R. G. Boling, Judges (AB), 222.

[20:14]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “assembled from the cities at Gibeah.”

[20:37]  ¹¹ tn Heb “hurried and put off [their hiding place].”

[20:37]  ¹² tn Heb “the men hiding in ambush.”

[20:37]  ¹³ tn Or “deployed.” The verb normally means “to lead” or “to draw.”

[21:3]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “one.”