Judges 9:17

9:17 my father fought for you; he risked his life ¹  and delivered you from Midian’s power. ² 

Judges 15:17

15:17 When he finished speaking, he threw the jawbone down ³  and named that place Ramath Lehi. ⁴ 

[9:17]  ¹ tc Heb “threw his life out in front,” that is, “exposed himself to danger.” The MT form מִנֶּגֶד (minneged, “from before”) should probably be read as מִנֶּגְדּוֹ (minnegdo, “from before him”); haplography of vav has likely occurred here in the MT.

[9:17]  ² tn Heb “hand.”

[15:17]  ³ tn Heb “from his hand.”

[15:17]  ⁴ sn The name Ramath Lehi means “Height of the Jawbone.”