Judges 9:36

9:36 Gaal saw the men ¹  and said to Zebul, “Look, men are coming down from the tops of the hills.” But Zebul said to him, “You are seeing the shadows on the hills – it just looks like men.” ² 

Judges 9:25

9:25 The leaders of Shechem rebelled against Abimelech by putting ³  bandits in ⁴  the hills, who robbed everyone who traveled by on the road. But Abimelech found out about it. ⁵ 

Judges 11:38

11:38 He said, “You may go.” He permitted her to leave ⁶  for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills. ⁷ 

Judges 11:37

11:37 She then said to her father, “Please grant me this one wish. ⁸  For two months allow me to walk through the hills with my friends and mourn my virginity.” ⁹ 

[9:36]  ¹ tn Heb “the people” (also in vv. 38, 43, 48). These were warriors, so “men” has been used in the translation, since in ancient Israelite culture soldiers would have been exclusively males.

[9:36]  ² tn Heb “the shadow on the hills you are seeing, like men.”

[9:25]  ³ tn Heb “set against him bandits.”

[9:25]  ⁴ tn Heb “on the tops of.”

[9:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “It was told to Abimelech.”

[11:38]  ⁵ tn Heb “he sent her.”

[11:38]  ⁶ tn Heb “on the hills.” The words “as she walked” are supplied.

[11:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “Let this thing be done for me.”

[11:37]  ⁸ tn Heb “Leave me alone for two months so I can go and go down on the hills and weep over my virginity – I and my friends.”