Hakim-hakim 2:15

2:15 Whenever they went out to fight, ¹  the Lord did them harm, ²  just as he had warned and solemnly vowed he would do. ³  They suffered greatly. ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 11:39

11:39 After two months she returned to her father, and he did to her as he had vowed. She died a virgin. ⁵  Her tragic death gave rise to a custom in Israel. ⁶ 

Hakim-hakim 16:16

16:16 She nagged him ⁷  every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it. ⁸ 

¹ tn The expression “to fight” is interpretive.

² tn Heb “the Lord’s hand was against them for harm.”

³ tn Heb “just as he had said and just as he had sworn to them.”

⁴ tn Or “they experienced great distress.”

⁵ tn Heb “She had never known a man.” Some understand this to mean that her father committed her to a life of celibacy, but the disjunctive clause (note the vav + subject + verb pattern) more likely describes her condition at the time the vow was fulfilled. (See G. F. Moore, Judges [ICC], 302-3; C. F. Burney, Judges, 324.) She died a virgin and never experienced the joys of marriage and motherhood.

⁶ tn Heb “There was a custom in Israel.”

⁷ tn Heb “forced him with her words.”

⁸ tn Heb “and his spirit was short [i.e., impatient] to the point of death.”