Judges 7:2

7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. ¹  Israel might brag, ²  ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ ³ 

Judges 7:7

7:7 The Lord said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army ⁴  and I will hand Midian over to you. ⁵  The rest of the men should go home.” ⁶ 

Judges 7:11

7:11 and listen to what they are saying. Then you will be brave ⁷  and attack the camp.” So he went down with Purah his servant to where the sentries were guarding the camp. ⁸ 

Judges 9:18

9:18 But you have attacked ⁹  my father’s family ¹⁰  today. You murdered his seventy legitimate ¹¹  sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative. ¹² 

[7:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.”

[7:2]  ² tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.”

[7:2]  ³ tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.”

[7:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “you.” The Hebrew pronoun is masculine plural, probably referring to the entire army.

[7:7]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew pronoun here is singular.

[7:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “All the people should go, each to his place.”

[7:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “your hands will be strengthened.”

[7:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “to the edge of the ones in battle array who were in the camp.”

[9:18]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “have risen up against.”

[9:18]  ¹¹ tn Heb “house.”

[9:18]  ¹² tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:18]  ¹³ tn Heb “your brother.”