Judges 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, ¹  the Lord did them harm, ²  just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. ³  They suffered greatly. ⁴ 

Judges 6:35

6:35 He sent messengers throughout Manasseh and summoned them to follow him as well. ⁵  He also sent messengers throughout Asher, Zebulun, and Naphtali, and they came up to meet him.

Judges 19:29

19:29 When he got home, he took a knife, grabbed his concubine, and carved her up into twelve pieces. ⁶  Then he sent the pieces throughout Israel. ⁷ 

Judges 20:6

20:6 I grabbed hold of my concubine and carved her up and sent the pieces ⁸  throughout the territory occupied by Israel, ⁹  because they committed such an unthinkable atrocity ¹⁰  in Israel.

Judges 20:12

20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe ¹¹  of Benjamin, saying, “How could such a wicked thing take place? ¹² 

¹ tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

² tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

³ tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

⁴ tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

⁵ tn Heb “and he also was summoned after him.”

⁹ tn Heb “he carved her up by her bones into twelve pieces.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and he sent her through all the territory of Israel.”

¹³ tn Heb “her”; the referent is more naturally stated in English as “the pieces.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “throughout all the territory of the inheritance of Israel.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “a wicked and disgraceful [thing].”

¹⁷ tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.

¹⁸ tn Heb “What is this wicked thing which happened among you?”