Judges 15:17

15:17 When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down ¹  and named that place Ramath Lehi. ² 

Judges 1:17

1:17 The men of Judah went with their brothers the men of Simeon ³  and defeated the Canaanites living in Zephath. They wiped out Zephath. ⁴  So people now call the city Hormah. ⁵ 

Judges 1:26

1:26 He ⁶  moved to Hittite country and built a city. He named it Luz, and it has kept that name to this very day.

Judges 6:24

6:24 Gideon built an altar for the Lord there, and named it “The Lord is on friendly terms with me.” ⁷  To this day it is still there in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

Judges 6:32

6:32 That very day Gideon’s father named him Jerub-Baal, ⁸  because he had said, “Let Baal fight with him, for it was his altar that was pulled down.”

Judges 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ⁹  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ¹⁰  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Judges 9:54

9:54 He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, ¹¹  “Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, ¹²  ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.

Judges 15:18

15:18 He was very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, “You have given your servant ¹³  this great victory. But now must I die of thirst and fall into hands of the Philistines?” ¹⁴ 

Judges 16:28

16:28 Samson called to the Lord, “O Master, Lord, ¹⁵  remember me! Strengthen me just one more time, O God, so I can get swift revenge ¹⁶  against the Philistines for my two eyes!”

[15:17]  ¹ tn Heb “from his hand.”

[15:17]  ² sn The name Ramath Lehi means “Height of the Jawbone.”

[1:17]  ³ tn Heb “Judah went with Simeon, his brother.”

[1:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “it”; the referent (the city of Zephath) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[1:17]  ⁵ sn The name Hormah (חָרְמָה, khormah) sounds like the Hebrew verb translated “wipe out” (חָרַם, kharam).

[1:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “the man.”

[6:24]  ⁷ tn Heb “The Lord is peace.” Gideon’s name for the altar plays on the Lord’s reassuring words to him, “Peace to you.”

[6:32]  ⁹ tn Heb “He called him on that day Jerub-Baal.” The name means, at least by popular etymology, “Let Baal fight!”

[9:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

[9:7]  ¹² tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”

[9:54]  ¹³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “and said to him.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[9:54]  ¹⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds, “concerning me.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[15:18]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “you have placed into the hand of your servant.”

[15:18]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “the uncircumcised,” which in context refers to the Philistines.

[16:28]  ¹⁷ tn The Hebrew has אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה (’adonay yehovih, “Lord Yahweh”).

[16:28]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “so I can get revenge with one act of vengeance.”