Judges 6:14

6:14 Then the Lord himself ¹  turned to him and said, “You have the strength. ²  Deliver Israel from the power of the Midianites! ³  Have I not sent you?”

Judges 11:12

Jephthah Gives a History Lesson

11:12 Jephthah sent messengers to the Ammonite king, saying, “Why have ⁴  you come against me to attack my land?”

Judges 18:23

18:23 When they called out to the Danites, the Danites ⁵  turned around and said to Micah, “Why have you gathered together?”

[6:14]  ¹ sn Some interpreters equate the Lord and the messenger in this story, but they are more likely distinct. In vv. 22-23 the Lord and Gideon continue to carry on a conversation after the messenger has vanished (v. 21).

[6:14]  ² tn Heb “Go in this strength of yours.”

[6:14]  ³ tn Heb “the hand of Midian.”

[11:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “What to me and to you that…?”

[18:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.