Judges 11:12

Jephthah Gives a History Lesson

11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have ¹  you come against me to attack my land?”

Judges 14:16

14:16 So Samson’s bride cried on his shoulder ²  and said, “You must ³  hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men ⁴  a riddle, but you have not told me the solution.” He said to her, “Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?” ⁵ 

Judges 18:19

18:19 They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser ⁶  and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” ⁷ 

[11:12]  ¹ tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”

[14:16]  ² tn Heb “on him.”

[14:16]  ³ tn Heb “only”; or “simply.”

[14:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “the sons of my people.”

[14:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “Should I tell you?”

[18:19]  ³ tn See the note on the word “adviser” in 17:10.

[18:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”