Judges 1:32

1:32 The people of Asher live among the Canaanites residing in the land because they did not conquer them.

Judges 6:16

6:16 The Lord said to him, “Ah, but ¹  I will be with you! You will strike down the whole Midianite army.” ² 

Judges 6:23

6:23 The Lord said to him, “You are safe! ³  Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”

Judges 14:20

14:20 Samson’s bride was then given to his best man. ⁴ 

¹ tn Or “certainly.”

² tn Heb “You will strike down Midian as one man.” The idiom “as one man” emphasizes the collective unity of a group (see Judg 20:8, 11). Here it may carry the force, “as if they were just one man.”

¹ tn Heb “Peace to you.” For a similar use of this idiom to introduce a reassuring word, see Gen 43:23.

¹ tn Heb “to his companion who had been his attendant.”