Judges 9:7

Jotham’s Parable

9:7 When Jotham heard the news, ¹  he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim. He spoke loudly to the people below, ²  “Listen to me, leaders of Shechem, so that God may listen to you!

Judges 9:54

9:54 He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, ³  “Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, ⁴  ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.

Judges 16:31

16:31 His brothers and all his family ⁵  went down and brought him back. ⁶  They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led ⁷  Israel for twenty years.

Judges 21:23

21:23 The Benjaminites did as instructed. ⁸  They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. ⁹  They went home ¹⁰  to their own territory, ¹¹  rebuilt their cities, and settled down. ¹² 

[9:7]  ¹ tn Heb “And they reported to Jotham.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.

[9:7]  ² tn Heb “He lifted his voice and called and said to them.”

[9:54]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds, “and said to him.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[9:54]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds, “concerning me.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:31]  ⁵ tn Heb “and all the house of his father.”

[16:31]  ⁶ tn Heb “and lifted him up and brought up.”

[16:31]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “judged.”

[21:23]  ⁷ tn Heb “did so.”

[21:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “And they took wives according to their number from the dancing girls whom they abducted.”

[21:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “went and returned.”

[21:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “inheritance.”

[21:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “and lived in them.”