Judges 4:16

4:16 Now Barak chased the chariots and the army all the way to Harosheth Haggoyim. Sisera’s whole army died ¹  by the edge of the sword; not even one survived! ² 

Judges 9:2

9:2 “Tell ³  all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want ⁴  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.’” ⁵ 

Judges 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, ⁶  the seventy legitimate ⁷  sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, ⁸  because he hid.

Judges 9:18

9:18 But you have attacked ⁹  my father’s family ¹⁰  today. You murdered his seventy legitimate ¹¹  sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative. ¹² 

Judges 15:4

15:4 Samson went and captured three hundred jackals ¹³  and got some torches. He tied the jackals in pairs by their tails and then tied a torch to each pair. ¹⁴ 

Judges 16:28

16:28 Samson called to the Lord, “O Master, Lord, ¹⁵  remember me! Strengthen me just one more time, O God, so I can get swift revenge ¹⁶  against the Philistines for my two eyes!”

Judges 18:19

18:19 They said to him, “Shut up! Put your hand over your mouth and come with us! You can be our adviser ¹⁷  and priest. Wouldn’t it be better to be a priest for a whole Israelite tribe than for just one man’s family?” ¹⁸ 

Judges 21:8

21:8 So they asked, “Who from all the Israelite tribes did not assemble before the Lord at Mizpah?” Now it just so happened no one from Jabesh Gilead had come to the gathering. ¹⁹ 

[4:16]  ¹ tn Heb “fell.”

[4:16]  ² tn Heb “was left.”

[9:2]  ³ tn Heb “Speak into the ears of.”

[9:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “What good is it to you?”

[9:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “your bone and your flesh.”

[9:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “his brothers.”

[9:5]  ⁶ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “remained.”

[9:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “have risen up against.”

[9:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “house.”

[9:18]  ⁹ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “your brother.”

[15:4]  ⁹ tn Traditionally, “foxes.”

[15:4]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “He turned tail to tail and placed one torch between the two tails in the middle.”

[16:28]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew has אֲדֹנָי יֱהֹוִה (’adonay yehovih, “Lord Yahweh”).

[16:28]  ¹² tn Heb “so I can get revenge with one act of vengeance.”

[18:19]  ¹³ tn See the note on the word “adviser” in 17:10.

[18:19]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Is it better for you to be priest for the house of one man or for you to be priest for a tribe, for a clan in Israel?”

[21:8]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “Look, no one had come to the camp from Jabesh Gilead to the assembly.”