Judges 9:17

9:17 my father fought for you; he risked his life ¹  and delivered you from Midian’s power. ² 

Judges 9:15

9:15 The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose ³  me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! ⁴  Otherwise ⁵  may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

¹ tc Heb “threw his life out in front,” that is, “exposed himself to danger.” The MT form מִנֶּגֶד (minneged, “from before”) should probably be read as מִנֶּגְדּוֹ (minnegdo, “from before him”); haplography of vav has likely occurred here in the MT.

² tn Heb “hand.”

³ tn Heb “are about to anoint [with oil].”

⁴ tn Heb “in my shade.”

⁵ tn Heb “If not.”