Judges 7:15

Gideon Routs the Enemy

7:15 When Gideon heard the report of the dream and its interpretation, he praised God. ¹  Then he went back to the Israelite camp and said, “Get up, for the Lord is handing the Midianite army over to you!”

Judges 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ²  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ³  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Judges 16:12

16:12 So Delilah took new ropes and tied him with them and said to him, “The Philistines are here, ⁴  Samson!” (The Philistines were hiding in the bedroom.) ⁵  But he tore the ropes ⁶  from his arms as if they were a piece of thread.

Judges 16:20

16:20 She said, “The Philistines are here, ⁷  Samson!” He woke up ⁸  and thought, ⁹  “I will do as I did before ¹⁰  and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.

[7:15]  ¹ tn Heb “he bowed down” or “worshiped.”

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

[9:7]  ³ tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”

[16:12]  ³ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting in the bedroom.”

[16:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “them”; the referent (the ropes) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[16:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:20]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew adds, “from his sleep.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:20]  ⁶ tn Heb “and said.”

[16:20]  ⁷ tn Heb “I will go out as before.”