Judges 12:9

12:9 He had thirty sons. He arranged for thirty of his daughters to be married outside his extended family, ¹  and he arranged for thirty young women to be brought from outside as wives for his sons. ²  Ibzan ³  led ⁴  Israel for seven years;

Judges 12:14

12:14 He had forty sons and thirty grandsons who rode on seventy donkeys. He led Israel for eight years.

Judges 14:13

14:13 But if you cannot solve it, ⁵  you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Let us hear your riddle.” ⁶ 

Judges 10:4

10:4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair ⁷  – they are in the land of Gilead. ⁸ 

Judges 14:12

14:12 Samson said to them, “I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, ⁹  I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets ¹⁰  of clothes.

[12:9]  ¹ tn Heb “thirty daughters he sent off outside.” Another option is to translate, “He arranged for his thirty daughters…” It is not clear if he had more than the “thirty daughters” mentioned in the text.

[12:9]  ² tn Heb “and thirty daughters he brought for his sons from the outside.”

[12:9]  ³ tn Heb “He”; the referent (Ibzan) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for English stylistic reasons.

[12:9]  ⁴ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

[14:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “you are unable to tell me.”

[14:13]  ⁶ tn Heb “Give your riddle so we can hear it.”

[10:4]  ⁹ sn The name Habboth Jair means “tent villages of Jair” in Hebrew.

[10:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “they call them Havvoth Jair to this day – which are in the land of Gilead.”

[14:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “If you really can tell it to me [during] the seven days of the feast and you find [its answer].”

[14:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “changes.”