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 18:24

18:24 He said, “You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me, ‘What do you want?’” ⁴ 

Judges 20:16-17

20:16 Among this army ⁵  were seven hundred specially-trained left-handed soldiers. ⁶  Each one could sling a stone and hit even the smallest target. ⁷  20:17 The men of Israel (not counting Benjamin) had mustered four hundred thousand sword-wielding soldiers, every one an experienced warrior. ⁸ 

[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.”

[18:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “What is this you say to me, ‘What to you?’”

[20:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “And from all this people.”

[20:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “seven hundred choice men, bound/restricted in the right hand.” On the significance of the idiom, “bound/restricted in the right hand,” see the translator’s note on 3:15.

[20:16]  ⁹ tn “at a single hair and not miss.”

[20:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “a man of war.”