Judges 13:24

13:24 Manoah’s wife ¹  gave birth to a son and named him Samson. ²  The child grew and the Lord empowered ³  him.

Judges 11:2

11:2 Gilead’s wife also gave ⁴  him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him, “You are not going to inherit any of our father’s wealth, ⁵  because you are another woman’s son.”

¹ tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”

² tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”

³ tn Traditionally, “blessed.”

⁴ tn Heb “bore.”

⁵ tn Heb “in the house of our father.”