Judges 2:16

2:16 The Lord raised up leaders ¹  who delivered them from these robbers. ² 

Judges 3:9

3:9 When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he ³  raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued ⁴  them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. ⁵ 

¹ tn Or more traditionally, “judges” (also in vv. 17, 18 [3x], 19). Since these figures carried out more than a judicial function, also serving as rulers and (in several instances) as military commanders, the translation uses the term “leaders.”

² tn Heb “and they delivered them from the hand of the ones robbing them.”

³ tn Heb “the Lord.”

⁴ tn Or “delivered.”

⁵ tn “Caleb’s younger brother” may refer to Othniel or to Kenaz (in which case Othniel is Caleb’s nephew).