Judges 9:43

9:43 he took his men ¹  and divided them into three units and set an ambush in the field. When he saw the people coming out of the city, ²  he attacked and struck them down. ³ 

Judges 20:2

20:2 The leaders ⁴  of all the people from all the tribes of Israel took their places in the assembly of God’s people, which numbered ⁵  four hundred thousand sword-wielding foot soldiers.

¹ tn Heb “his people.”

² tn Heb “And he saw and, look, the people were coming out of the city.”

³ tn Heb “he arose against them and struck them.”

⁴ tn Heb “the cornerstones”; or “the supports.” The word is used of leaders in only three other texts – 1 Sam 14:38; Isa 19:13; Zech 10:4.

⁵ tn The words “which numbered” are supplied in the translation for clarification.