Judges 2:3

2:3 At that time I also warned you, ¹  ‘If you disobey, ²  I will not drive out the Canaanites ³  before you. They will ensnare you ⁴  and their gods will lure you away.’” ⁵ 

Judges 10:14

10:14 Go and cry for help to the gods you have chosen! Let them deliver you from trouble!” ⁶ 

Judges 20:7

20:7 All you Israelites, ⁷  make a decision here!” 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.

Judges 6:9-10

6:9 I rescued you from Egypt’s power ¹¹  and from the power of all who oppressed you. I drove them out before you and gave their land to you. 6:10 I said to you, “I am the Lord your God! Do not worship ¹²  the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’” ¹³ 

Judges 11:7

11:7 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “But you hated me and made me leave ¹⁴  my father’s house. Why do you come to me now, when you are in trouble?”

Judges 9:2

9:2 “Tell ¹⁵  all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want ¹⁶  to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’” ¹⁷ 

Judges 11:9

11:9 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “All right! ¹⁸  If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me, ¹⁹  I will be your leader.” ²⁰ 

Judges 19:30

19:30 Everyone who saw the sight ²¹  said, “Nothing like this has happened or been witnessed during the entire time since ²²  the Israelites left the land of Egypt! ²³  Take careful note of it! Discuss it and speak!”

Judges 21:21

21:21 and keep your eyes open. ²⁴  When you see ²⁵  the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration, ²⁶  jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin.

[2:3]  ¹ tn Heb “And I also said.” The use of the perfect tense here suggests that the messenger is recalling an earlier statement (see Josh 23:12-13). However, some translate, “And I also say,” understanding the following words as an announcement of judgment upon those gathered at Bokim.

[2:3]  ² tn The words “If you disobey” are supplied in the translation for clarity. See Josh 23:12-13.

[2:3]  ³ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the Canaanites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:3]  ⁴ tn The meaning of the Hebrew word צִדִּים (tsiddim) is uncertain in this context. It may be related to an Akkadian cognate meaning “snare.” If so, a more literal translation would be “they will become snares to you.” Normally the term in question means “sides,” but this makes no sense here. On the basis of Num 33:55 some suggest the word for “thorns” has been accidentally omitted. If this word is added, the text would read, “they will become [thorns] in your sides” (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).

[2:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “their gods will become a snare to you.”

[10:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “in your time of trouble.”

[20:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Look, all of you sons of Israel.”

[20:7]  ¹² tn Heb “give for yourselves a word and advice here.”

[14:12]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “If you really can tell it to me [during] the seven days of the feast and you find [its answer].”

[14:12]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “changes.”

[6:9]  ²¹ tn Heb “hand” (also a second time later in this verse).

[6:10]  ²⁶ tn Heb “Do not fear.”

[6:10]  ²⁷ tn Heb “you have not listened to my voice.”

[11:7]  ³¹ tn Heb “Did you not hate me and make me leave?”

[9:2]  ³⁶ tn Heb “Speak into the ears of.”

[9:2]  ³⁷ tn Heb “What good is it to you?”

[9:2]  ³⁸ tn Heb “your bone and your flesh.”

[11:9]  ⁴¹ tn “All right” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:9]  ⁴² tn Heb “places them before me.”

[11:9]  ⁴³ tn Some translate the final statement as a question, “will I really be your leader?” An affirmative sentence is preferable. Jephthah is repeating the terms of the agreement in an official manner. In v. 10 the leaders legally agree to these terms.

[19:30]  ⁴⁶ tn The words “the sight” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[19:30]  ⁴⁷ tn Heb “from the day.”

[19:30]  ⁴⁸ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the (original) LXX has the following additional words: “And he instructed the men whom he sent out, ‘Thus you will say to every male Israelite: “There has never been anything like this from the day the Israelites left Egypt till the present day.”’”

[21:21]  ⁵¹ tn Heb “and look.”

[21:21]  ⁵² tn Heb “and look, when.”

[21:21]  ⁵³ tn Heb “in the dances.”