Hakim-hakim 18:27

18:27 Now the Danites ¹  took what Micah had made, as well as his priest, and came to Laish, where the people were undisturbed and unsuspecting. They struck them down with the sword and burned the city. ² 

Hakim-hakim 20:48

20:48 The Israelites returned to the Benjaminite towns ³  and put the sword to them. They wiped out the cities, ⁴  the animals, and everything they could find. They set fire to every city in their path. ⁵ 

Hakim-hakim 21:10

21:10 So the assembly sent 12,000 capable warriors ⁶  against Jabesh Gilead. ⁷  They commanded them, “Go and kill with your swords ⁸  the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead, including the women and little children.

[18:27]  ¹ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the Danites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:27]  ² tn The Hebrew adds “with fire.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons, because it is redundant in English.

[20:48]  ³ tn Heb “to the sons of Benjamin.”

[20:48]  ⁴ tc The translation is based on the reading מֵעִיר מְתִים (me’ir mÿtim, “from a city of men,” i.e., “an inhabited city”), rather than the reading מֵעִיר מְתֹם (me’ir mÿtom, “from a city of soundness”) found in the Leningrad Codex (L).

[20:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “Also all the cities that were found they set on fire.”

[21:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “men, sons of strength.”

[21:10]  ⁷ tn Heb “there.”

[21:10]  ⁸ tn Heb “the edge of the sword.”