Judges 3:13
Context3:13 Eglon formed alliances with 1 the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the City of Date Palm Trees.
Judges 3:31
Context3:31 After Ehud 2 came 3 Shamgar son of Anath; he killed six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad and, like Ehud, 4 delivered Israel.
Judges 8:11
Context8:11 Gideon went up the road of the nomads 5 east of Nobah and Jogbehah and ambushed the surprised army. 6
Judges 20:37
Context20:37 The men hiding in ambush made a mad dash 7 to Gibeah. They 8 attacked 9 and put the sword to the entire city.


[3:13] 1 tn Heb “and he gathered to him.”
[3:31] 2 tn Heb “him”; the referent (Ehud) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[3:31] 4 tn Heb “also he”; the referent (Ehud) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[8:11] 3 tn Heb “the ones living in tents.”
[8:11] 4 tn Heb “and attacked the army, while the army was secure.” The Hebrew term בֶטַח (vetakh, “secure”) probably means the army was undefended (see R. G. Boling, Judges [AB], 156), not suspecting an attack at that time and place.
[20:37] 4 tn Heb “hurried and put off [their hiding place].”
[20:37] 5 tn Heb “the men hiding in ambush.”
[20:37] 6 tn Or “deployed.” The verb normally means “to lead” or “to draw.”