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 6:27

6:27 So Gideon took ten of his servants ⁴  and did just as the Lord had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family ⁵  and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime. ⁶ 

Judges 12:3

12:3 When I saw that you were not going to help, ⁷  I risked my life ⁸  and advanced against ⁹  the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. Why have you come up ¹⁰  to fight with me today?”

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ¹¹  in those days), “Should we ¹²  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ¹³  or should we ¹⁴  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ¹⁵  over to you.”

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 “men from among his servants.”

⁵ tn Heb “house.”

⁶ tn Heb “so he did it at night.”

⁷ tn Heb “you were no deliverer.” Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX has “no one was helping.”

⁸ tn Heb “I put my life in my hand.”

⁹ tn Heb “crossed over to.”

¹⁰ tn The Hebrew adds “against me” here. This is redundant in English and has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹⁰ tn Heb “standing before him.”

¹¹ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

¹² tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

¹³ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

¹⁴ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).