Judges 11:7

11:7 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “But you hated me and made me leave ¹  my father’s house. Why do you come to me now, when you are in trouble?”

Judges 12:2

12:2 Jephthah said to them, “My people and I were entangled in controversy with the Ammonites. ²  I asked for your help, but you did not deliver me from their power. ³ 

Judges 16:26

16:26 Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. ⁴  Then I can lean on them.”

Judges 20:5

20:5 The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. ⁵  They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.

[11:7]  ¹ tn Heb “Did you not hate me and make me leave?”

[12:2]  ² tn Heb A man of great strife I was and my people and the Ammonites.”

[12:2]  ³ tn Heb “hand.”

[16:26]  ³ tn Heb “the pillars upon which the house is founded.”

[20:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “arose against me and surrounded against me the house at night.”