Judges 6:37

6:37 Look, I am putting a wool fleece on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece, and the ground around it ¹  is dry, then I will be sure ²  that you will use me to deliver Israel, ³  as you promised.”

Judges 7:14

7:14 The other man said, ⁴  “Without a doubt this symbolizes ⁵  the sword of Gideon son of Joash, the Israelite. God is handing Midian and all the army over to him.”

Judges 9:2

9:2 “Tell ⁶  all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want ⁷  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.’” ⁸ 

Judges 9:20

9:20 But if not, may fire blaze from Abimelech and consume the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo! May fire also blaze from the leaders of Shechem and Beth Millo and consume Abimelech!”

Judges 11:9

11:9 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “All right! ⁹  If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me, ¹⁰  I will be your leader.” ¹¹ 

Judges 14:12

14:12 Samson said to them, “I will give you a riddle. If you really can solve it during the seven days the party lasts, ¹²  I will give you thirty linen robes and thirty sets ¹³  of clothes.

Judges 16:13

16:13 Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies. Tell me how you can be subdued.” He said to her, “If you weave the seven braids of my hair ¹⁴  into the fabric on the loom ¹⁵  and secure it with the pin, I will become weak and be like any other man.”

Judges 16:17

16:17 Finally he told her his secret. ¹⁶  He said to her, “My hair has never been cut, ¹⁷  for I have been dedicated to God ¹⁸  from the time I was conceived. ¹⁹  If my head ²⁰  were shaved, my strength would leave me; I would become weak, and be just like all other men.”

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord ²¹  in those days), “Should we ²²  once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, ²³  or should we ²⁴  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them ²⁵  over to you.”

Judges 21:21

21:21 and keep your eyes open. ²⁶  When you see ²⁷  the daughters of Shiloh coming out to dance in the celebration, ²⁸  jump out from the vineyards. Each one of you, catch yourself a wife from among the daughters of Shiloh and then go home to the land of Benjamin.

[6:37]  ¹ tn Heb “all the ground.”

[6:37]  ² tn Or “know.”

[6:37]  ³ tn Heb “you will deliver Israel by my hand.”

[7:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “answered and said.”

[7:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “This can be nothing but.”

[9:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “Speak into the ears of.”

[9:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “What good is it to you?”

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

[11:9]  ¹⁰ tn “All right” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[11:9]  ¹¹ tn Heb “places them before me.”

[11:9]  ¹² tn Some translate the final statement as a question, “will I really be your leader?” An affirmative sentence is preferable. Jephthah is repeating the terms of the agreement in an official manner. In v. 10 the leaders legally agree to these terms.

[14:12]  ¹³ tn Heb “If you really can tell it to me [during] the seven days of the feast and you find [its answer].”

[14:12]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “changes.”

[16:13]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “head” (also in the following verse). By metonymy the head is mentioned in the Hebrew text in place of the hair on it.

[16:13]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “with the web.” For a discussion of how Delilah did this, see C. F. Burney, Judges, 381, and G. F. Moore, Judges (ICC), 353-54.

[16:17]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “all his heart.”

[16:17]  ²⁰ tn Heb “a razor has not come upon my head.”

[16:17]  ²¹ tn Or “set apart to God.” Traditionally the Hebrew term נָזִיר (nazir) has been translated “Nazirite.” The word is derived from the verb נָזַר (nazar, “to dedicate; to consecrate; to set apart”).

[16:17]  ²² tn Heb “from the womb of my mother.”

[16:17]  ²³ tn Heb “I.” The referent has been made more specific in the translation (“my head”).

[20:28]  ²² tn Heb “standing before him.”

[20:28]  ²³ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ²⁴ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ²⁵ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

[20:28]  ²⁶ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).

[21:21]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and look.”

[21:21]  ²⁶ tn Heb “and look, when.”

[21:21]  ²⁷ tn Heb “in the dances.”