Judges 1:3

1:3 The men of Judah said to their relatives, the men of Simeon, ¹  “Invade our allotted land with us and help us attack the Canaanites. ²  Then we ³  will go with you into your allotted land.” So the men of Simeon went with them.

Judges 2:14

2:14 The Lord was furious with Israel ⁴  and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. ⁵  He turned them over to ⁶  their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks. ⁷ 

Judges 16:25

16:25 When they really started celebrating, ⁸  they said, “Call for Samson so he can entertain us!” So they summoned Samson from the prison and he entertained them. ⁹  They made him stand between two pillars.

[1:3]  ¹ tn Heb “Judah said to Simeon, his brother.”

[1:3]  ² tn Heb “Come up with me into our allotted land and let us attack the Canaanites.”

[1:3]  ³ tn Heb “I.” The Hebrew pronoun is singular, agreeing with the collective singular “Judah” earlier in the verse. English style requires a plural pronoun here, however.

[2:14]  ⁴ tn Or “The Lord’s anger burned [or “raged”] against Israel.”

[2:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “robbers who robbed them.” (The verb שָׁסָה [shasah] appears twice in the verse.)

[2:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “sold them into the hands of.”

[2:14]  ⁷ tn The word “attacks” is supplied in the translation both for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[16:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “When their heart was good.”

[16:25]  ⁸ tn Heb “before them.”