Judges 4:5

4:5 She would sit ¹  under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel ²  in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled. ³ 

Judges 4:8

4:8 Barak said to her, “If you go with me, I will go. But if you do not go with me, I will not go.”

Judges 4:18-20

4:18 Jael came out to welcome Sisera. She said to him, “Stop and rest, ⁴  my lord. Stop and rest with me. Don’t be afraid.” So Sisera ⁵  stopped to rest in her tent, and she put a blanket over him. 4:19 He said to her, “Give me a little water to drink, because I’m thirsty.” She opened a goatskin container of milk and gave him some milk to drink. Then she covered him up again. 4:20 He said to her, “Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say ‘No.’”

Judges 13:3

13:3 The Lord’s angelic ⁶  messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, “You ⁷  are infertile and childless, ⁸  but you will conceive and have a son.

Judges 16:7

16:7 Samson said to her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh ⁹  bowstrings ¹⁰  that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

Judges 16:11

16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, ¹¹  I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

Judges 19:28

19:28 He said to her, “Get up, let’s leave!” But there was no response. He put her on the donkey and went home. ¹² 

[4:5]  ¹ tn That is, “consider legal disputes.”

[4:5]  ² map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[4:5]  ³ tn Heb “for judgment.”

[4:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “Turn aside” (also a second time later in this verse).

[4:18]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[13:3]  ⁷ tn The adjective “angelic” is interpretive (also in vv. 6, 9).

[13:3]  ⁸ tn Heb “Look, you.”

[13:3]  ⁹ tn Heb “and have not given birth.”

[16:7]  ¹⁰ tn Or “moist.”

[16:7]  ¹¹ tn The word refers to a bowstring, probably made from animal tendons. See Ps 11:2; Job 30:11.

[16:11]  ¹³ tn Heb “with which no work has been done.”

[19:28]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “And the man took her on the donkey and arose and went to his place.”