Judges 11:10

11:10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will judge any grievance you have against us, ¹  if we do not do as you say.” ² 

Judges 16:11

16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, ³  I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

Judges 21:7

21:7 How can we find wives for those who are left? ⁴  After all, we took an oath in the Lord’s name not to give them our daughters as wives.”

[11:10]  ¹ tn Heb “The Lord will be the one who hears between us.” For the idiom שָׁמַע בַּיִן (shama’ bayin, “to hear between”), see Deut 1:16.

[11:10]  ² sn The Lord will judge…if we do not do as you say. The statement by the leaders of Gilead takes the form of a legally binding oath, which obligates them to the terms of the agreement.

[16:11]  ³ tn Heb “with which no work has been done.”

[21:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “What should we do for them, for the remaining ones, concerning wives?”