Hakim-hakim 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ¹  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ²  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Hakim-hakim 19:3

19:3 her husband came ³  after her, hoping he could convince her to return. ⁴  He brought with him his servant ⁵  and a pair of donkeys. When she brought him into her father’s house and the girl’s father saw him, he greeted him warmly. ⁶ 

[9:7]  ¹ tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”

[19:3]  ³ tn Heb “arose and came.”

[19:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “to speak to her heart to bring her back.”

[19:3]  ⁵ tn Or “young man.”

[19:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “he was happy to meet him.”