Judges 9:15

9:15 The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose ¹  me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! ²  Otherwise ³  may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

Judges 16:9

16:9 They hid ⁴  in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, ⁵  Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. ⁶  The secret of his strength was not discovered. ⁷ 

[9:15]  ¹ tn Heb “are about to anoint [with oil].”

[9:15]  ² tn Heb “in my shade.”

[9:15]  ³ tn Heb “If not.”

[16:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).

[16:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “when it smells fire.”

[16:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “His strength was not known.”