Judges 14:6

14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered ¹  him and he tore the lion ²  in two with his bare hands ³  as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Judges 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ⁴  and gave them ⁵  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ⁶ 

[14:6]  ¹ tn Heb “rushed on.”

[14:6]  ² tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:6]  ³ tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”

[14:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

[14:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

[14:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”