Judges 4:14

4:14 Deborah said to Barak, “Spring into action, ¹  for this is the day the Lord is handing Sisera over to you! ²  Has the Lord not taken the lead?” ³  Barak quickly went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

Judges 11:36

11:36 She said to him, “My father, since ⁴  you made an oath to the Lord, do to me as you promised. ⁵  After all, the Lord vindicated you before ⁶  your enemies, the Ammonites.”

Judges 13:14

13:14 She should not drink ⁷  anything that the grapevine produces. She must not drink wine or beer, and she must not eat any food that will make her ritually unclean. ⁸  She should obey everything I commanded her to do.”

[4:14]  ¹ tn Heb “Arise!”

[4:14]  ² tn The verb form (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

[4:14]  ³ tn Heb “Has the Lord not gone out before you?”

[11:36]  ⁴ tn The conjunction “since” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:36]  ⁵ tn Heb “you opened your mouth to the Lord, do to me according to [what] went out from your mouth.”

[11:36]  ⁶ tn Or “has given you vengeance against.”

[13:14]  ⁷ tn Heb “eat.”

[13:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “eat anything unclean.” Certain foods were regarded as ritually “unclean” (see Lev 11). Eating such food made one ritually “contaminated.”