Hakim-hakim 9:1

Abimelech Murders His Brothers

9:1 Now Abimelech son of Jerub-Baal went to Shechem to see his mother’s relatives. ¹  He said to them and to his mother’s entire extended family, ² 

Hakim-hakim 9:52

9:52 Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,

Hakim-hakim 10:16

10:16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned ³  and worshiped ⁴  the Lord. Finally the Lord grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 11:30

11:30 Jephthah made a vow to the Lord, saying, “If you really do hand the Ammonites over to me,

Hakim-hakim 13:12

13:12 Manoah said, “Now, when your announcement comes true, ⁶  how should the child be raised and what should he do?” ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 19:11

19:11 When they got near Jebus, it was getting quite late ⁸  and the servant ⁹  said to his master, “Come on, let’s stop at ¹⁰  this Jebusite city and spend the night in it.”

[9:1]  ¹ tn Heb “brothers.”

[9:1]  ² tn Heb “to all the extended family of the house of the father of his mother.”

[10:16]  ³ tn Heb “from their midst.”

[10:16]  ⁴ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[10:16]  ⁵ 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”).

[13:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “Now, [when] your word comes [to pass].”

[13:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “what will be the child’s rule [i.e., way of life] and his work?”

[19:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “and the day was descending greatly.”

[19:11]  ⁹ tn Or “young man.”

[19:11]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “turn aside” (also in the following verse).