Judges 21:6

21:6 The Israelites regretted what had happened to ¹  their brother Benjamin. They said, “Today we cut off an entire ²  tribe from Israel!

Judges 21:15

21:15 The people regretted what had happened to ³  Benjamin because the Lord had weakened ⁴  the Israelite tribes.

Judges 2:18

2:18 When the Lord raised up leaders for them, the Lord was with each leader and delivered the people ⁵  from their enemies while the leader remained alive. The Lord felt sorry for them ⁶  when they cried out in agony because of what their harsh oppressors did to them. ⁷ 

[21:6]  ¹ tn Or “felt sorry for.”

[21:6]  ² tn Heb “cut off one.”

[21:15]  ³ tn Or “felt sorry for.”

[21:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “had made a gaping hole in.” The narrator uses imagery that compares Israel to a wall that has been breached.

[2:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:18]  ⁶ tn The phrase “for them” is supplied in the translation for clarity.

[2:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “the ones oppressing them and afflicting them.” The synonyms “oppressing” and “afflicting” are joined together in the translation as “harsh oppressors” to emphasize the cruel character of their enemies.