Judges 6:23

6:23 The Lord said to him, “You are safe! ¹  Do not be afraid! You are not going to die!”

Judges 4:18

4:18 Jael came out to welcome Sisera. She said to him, “Stop and rest, ²  my lord. Stop and rest with me. Don’t be afraid.” So Sisera ³  stopped to rest in her tent, and she put a blanket over him.

Judges 6:10

6:10 I said to you, “I am the Lord your God! Do not worship ⁴  the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are now living!” But you have disobeyed me.’” ⁵ 

Judges 8:20

8:20 He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on! ⁶  Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword, ⁷  because he was still young.

Judges 6:27

6:27 So Gideon took ten of his servants ⁸  and did just as the Lord had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family ⁹  and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime. ¹⁰ 

Judges 13:6

13:6 The woman went and said to her husband, “A man sent from God ¹¹  came to me! He looked like God’s angelic messenger – he was very awesome. ¹²  I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

[6:23]  ¹ tn Heb “Peace to you.” For a similar use of this idiom to introduce a reassuring word, see Gen 43:23.

[4:18]  ² tn Heb “Turn aside” (also a second time later in this verse).

[4:18]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[6:10]  ³ tn Heb “Do not fear.”

[6:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “you have not listened to my voice.”

[8:20]  ⁴ tn Or “Arise!”

[8:20]  ⁵ tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.”

[6:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “men from among his servants.”

[6:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “house.”

[6:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “so he did it at night.”

[13:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “The man of God.”

[13:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “His appearance was like the appearance of the messenger of God, very awesome.”