Judges 1:7

1:7 Adoni-Bezek said, “Seventy kings, with thumbs and big toes cut off, used to lick up ¹  food scraps ²  under my table. God has repaid me for what I did to them.” ³  They brought him to Jerusalem, ⁴  where he died.

Judges 6:27

6:27 So Gideon took ten of his servants ⁵  and did just as the Lord had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family ⁶  and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime. ⁷ 

Judges 14:7

14:7 Samson continued on down to Timnah ⁸  and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one. ⁹ 

¹ tn Elsewhere this verb usually carries the sense of “to gather; to pick up; to glean,” but “lick up” seems best here in light of the peculiar circumstances described by Adoni-Bezek.

² tn The words “food scraps” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

³ tn Heb “Just as I did, so God has repaid me.” Note that the phrase “to them” has been supplied in the translation to clarify what is meant.

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⁵ tn Heb “men from among his servants.”

⁶ tn Heb “house.”

⁷ tn Heb “so he did it at night.”

⁹ tn Heb “He went down.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “She was the right one in the eyes of Samson.”