Judges 3:2

3:2 He left those nations simply because he wanted to teach the subsequent generations of Israelites, who had not experienced the earlier battles, how to conduct holy war. ¹ 

Judges 19:20

19:20 The old man said, “Everything is just fine! ²  I will take care of all your needs. But don’t spend the night in the town square.”

Judges 6:39

6:39 Gideon said to God, “Please do not get angry at me, when I ask for just one more sign. ³  Please allow me one more test with the fleece. This time make only the fleece dry, while the ground around it is covered with dew.” ⁴ 

Judges 14:16

14:16 So Samson’s bride cried on his shoulder ⁵  and said, “You must ⁶  hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men ⁷  a riddle, but you have not told me the solution.” He said to her, “Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?” ⁸ 

¹ tn The Hebrew syntax of v. 2 is difficult. The Hebrew text reads literally, “only in order that the generations of the Israelites might know, to teach them war – only those who formerly did not know them.”

² tn Heb “Peace to you.”

³ tn Heb “Let your anger not rage at me, so that I might speak only this once.”

⁴ tn Heb “let the fleece alone be dry, while dew is on all the ground.”

⁴ tn Heb “on him.”

⁵ tn Heb “only”; or “simply.”

⁶ tn Heb “the sons of my people.”

⁷ tn Heb “Should I tell you?”