Judges 14:4

14:4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing, ¹  because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines ²  (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

Judges 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ³  and gave them ⁴  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ⁵ 

[14:4]  ¹ tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”

[14:4]  ² tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”

[14:19]  ³ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

[14:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

[14:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”