Judges 2:18

2:18 When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people ¹  from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The Lord felt sorry for them ²  when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them. ³ 

Judges 3:12

Deceit, Assassination, and Deliverance

3:12 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight. ⁴  The Lord gave King Eglon of Moab control over Israel ⁵  because they had done evil in the Lord’s sight.

Judges 6:13

6:13 Gideon said to him, “Pardon me, ⁶  but if the Lord is with us, why has such disaster ⁷  overtaken us? Where are all his miraculous deeds our ancestors told us about? They said, ⁸  ‘Did the Lord not bring us up from Egypt?’ But now the Lord has abandoned us and handed us over to Midian.”

Judges 6:22

6:22 When Gideon realized ⁹  that it was the Lord’s messenger, he ¹⁰  said, “Oh no! ¹¹  Master, Lord! ¹²  I have seen the Lord’s messenger face to face!”

¹ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn The phrase “for them” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “the ones oppressing them and afflicting them.” The synonyms “oppressing” and “afflicting” are joined together in the translation as “harsh oppressors” to emphasize the cruel character of their enemies.

⁴ tn Heb “in the eyes of the Lord” (also later in this verse).

⁵ tn Heb “strengthened Eglon…against Israel.”

⁷ tn Heb “But my lord.”

⁸ tn Heb “all this.”

⁹ tn Heb “saying.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “saw.”

¹¹ tn Heb “Gideon.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹² tn Or “Ah!”

¹³ tn The Hebrew text reads אֲדֹנַי יְהוִה (’adonay yÿhvih, “Lord [the same title used in v. 15], Lord”).