Judges 9:42

9:42 The next day the Shechemites 1  came out to the field. When Abimelech heard about it, 2 

Judges 18:13

18:13 From there they traveled through the Ephraimite hill country and arrived at Micah’s house.

Judges 21:15

21:15 The people regretted what had happened to 3  Benjamin because the Lord had weakened 4  the Israelite tribes.

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

2 tn Heb “And they told Abimelech.”

3 tn Or “felt sorry for.”

4 tn Heb “had made a gaping hole in.” The narrator uses imagery that compares Israel to a wall that has been breached.