Judges 9:4

9:4 They paid him seventy silver shekels out of the temple of Baal-Berith. Abimelech then used the silver to hire some lawless, dangerous ¹  men as his followers. ² 

Judges 11:3

11:3 So Jephthah left ³  his half-brothers ⁴  and lived in the land of Tob. Lawless men joined Jephthah’s gang and traveled with him. ⁵ 

Judges 18:25

18:25 The Danites said to him, “Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men ⁶  will attack you, and you and your family will die.” ⁷ 

Judges 20:12

20:12 The tribes of Israel sent men throughout the tribe ⁸  of Benjamin, saying, “How could such a wicked thing take place? ⁹ 

[9:4]  ¹ tn Heb “empty and reckless.”

[9:4]  ² tn Heb “and they followed him.”

[11:3]  ³ tn Or “fled from.”

[11:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “brothers.”

[11:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “Empty men joined themselves to Jephthah and went out with him.”

[18:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “bitter in spirit.” This phrase is used in 2 Sam 17:8 of David and his warriors, who are compared to a bear robbed of her cubs.

[18:25]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you will gather up your life and the life of your house.”

[20:12]  ⁷ tc The MT reads the plural, but surely the singular (which is supported by the LXX and Vulgate) is preferable here.

[20:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “What is this wicked thing which happened among you?”