Judges 16:20

16:20 She said, “The Philistines are here, ¹  Samson!” He woke up ²  and thought, ³  “I will do as I did before ⁴  and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.

Judges 20:30-31

20:30 The Israelites attacked the Benjaminites the next day; ⁵  they took their positions against Gibeah just as they had done before. 20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ⁶  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ⁷  They began to strike down their enemy ⁸  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ⁹  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ¹⁰  about thirty Israelites.

[16:20]  ¹ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:20]  ² tn The Hebrew adds, “from his sleep.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:20]  ³ tn Heb “and said.”

[16:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “I will go out as before.”

[20:30]  ⁵ tn Heb “the third day.”

[20:31]  ⁹ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

[20:31]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

[20:31]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

[20:31]  ¹² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:31]  ¹³ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.