Hakim-hakim 3:1

3:1 These were the nations the Lord permitted to remain so he could use them to test Israel – he wanted to test all those who had not experienced battle against the Canaanites. ¹ 

Hakim-hakim 4:22

4:22 Now Barak was chasing Sisera. Jael went out to welcome him. She said to him, “Come here and I will show you the man you are searching for.” He went with her into the tent, ²  and there he saw Sisera sprawled out dead ³  with the tent peg in his temple.

Hakim-hakim 6:25

Gideon Destroys the Altar

6:25 That night the Lord said to him, “Take the bull from your father’s herd, as well as a second bull, one that is seven years old. ⁴  Pull down your father’s Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.

Hakim-hakim 7:20

7:20 All three units blew their trumpets and broke their jars. They held the torches in their left hand and the trumpets in their right. ⁵  Then they yelled, “A sword for the Lord and for Gideon!”

Hakim-hakim 7:22

7:22 When the three hundred men blew their trumpets, the Lord caused the Midianites to attack one another with their swords ⁶  throughout ⁷  the camp. The army fled to Beth Shittah on the way to Zererah. They went ⁸  to the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.

Hakim-hakim 7:24

Gideon Appeases the Ephraimites

7:24 Now Gideon sent messengers throughout the Ephraimite hill country who announced, “Go down and head off the Midianites. ⁹  Take control of the fords of the streams ¹⁰  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.” ¹¹  When all the Ephraimites had assembled, ¹²  they took control of the fords ¹³  all the way to Beth Barah and the Jordan River.

Hakim-hakim 12:5

12:5 The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan River ¹⁴  opposite Ephraim. ¹⁵  Whenever an Ephraimite fugitive ¹⁶  said, “Let me cross over,” the men of Gilead asked ¹⁷  him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”

Hakim-hakim 14:8

14:8 Some time later, when he went back to marry ¹⁸  her, he turned aside to see the lion’s remains. He saw ¹⁹  a swarm of bees in the lion’s carcass, as well as some honey.

Hakim-hakim 16:30

16:30 Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” He pushed hard ²⁰  and the temple collapsed on the rulers and all the people in it. He killed many more people in his death than he had killed during his life. ²¹ 

Hakim-hakim 18:17

18:17 The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole ²²  the carved image, the ephod, the personal idols, and the metal image, while the priest was standing at the entrance to the gate with the six hundred fully armed men. ²³ 

Hakim-hakim 20:31

20:31 The Benjaminites attacked ²⁴  the army, leaving the city unguarded. ²⁵  They began to strike down their enemy ²⁶  just as they had done before. On the main roads (one leads to Bethel, ²⁷  the other to Gibeah) and in the field, they struck down ²⁸  about thirty Israelites.

[3:1]  ¹ tn Heb “did not know the wars of Canaan.”

[4:22]  ² tn Heb “he went to her.”

[4:22]  ³ tn Heb “fallen, dead.”

[6:25]  ⁴ tn Or “Take a bull from your father’s herd, the second one, the one seven years old.” Apparently Gideon would need the bulls to pull down the altar.

[7:20]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds, “in order to blow [them].” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[7:22]  ⁶ tn Heb “the Lord set the sword of each one against his friend.”

[7:22]  ⁷ tc MT has “and throughout the camp,” but the conjunction (“and”) is due to dittography and should be dropped. Compare the ancient versions, which lack the conjunction here.

[7:22]  ⁸ tn The words “they went” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[7:24]  ⁹ tn Heb “to meet Midian.”

[7:24]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “capture before them the waters.”

[7:24]  ¹¹ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification (also later in this verse).

[7:24]  ¹² tn Heb “And all the men of Ephraim were summoned.”

[7:24]  ¹³ tn Heb “they captured the waters.”

[12:5]  ¹⁴ tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:5]  ¹⁵ tn Or “against Ephraim,” that is, so as to prevent Ephraim from crossing.

[12:5]  ¹⁶ tn The Hebrew text has a plural form here.

[12:5]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “say to.”

[14:8]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “get.”

[14:8]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and look, a swarm of bees…”

[16:30]  ²⁰ tn Heb “he stretched out with strength.”

[16:30]  ²¹ tn Heb “And the ones whom he killed in his death were many more than he killed in his life.”

[18:17]  ²² tn Heb “went up, went in there, took.”

[18:17]  ²³ tn Heb “six hundred men, equipped with the weapons of war.”

[20:31]  ²⁴ tn Heb “went out to meet.”

[20:31]  ²⁵ tn Heb “and they were drawn away from the city.”

[20:31]  ²⁶ tn Heb “from the army wounded ones.”

[20:31]  ²⁷ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:31]  ²⁸ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.