Hakim-hakim 3:28

3:28 He said to them, “Follow me, for the Lord is about to defeat your enemies, the Moabites!” ¹  They followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan River ²  opposite Moab, ³  and did not let anyone cross.

Hakim-hakim 4:14

4:14 Deborah said to Barak, “Spring into action, ⁴  for this is the day the Lord is handing Sisera over to you! ⁵  Has the Lord not taken the lead?” ⁶  Barak quickly went down from Mount Tabor with ten thousand men following him.

Hakim-hakim 20:45

20:45 The rest ⁷  turned and ran toward the wilderness, heading toward the cliff of Rimmon. But the Israelites ⁸  caught ⁹  five thousand of them on the main roads. They stayed right on their heels ¹⁰  all the way to Gidom and struck down two thousand more.

[3:28]  ¹ tn Heb “for the Lord has given your enemies, Moab, into your hand.” The verb form (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

[3:28]  ² tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied for clarity.

[3:28]  ³ tn Or “against Moab,” that is, so as to prevent the Moabites from crossing.

[4:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “Arise!”

[4:14]  ⁵ tn The verb form (a Hebrew perfect, indicating completed action from the standpoint of the speaker) emphasizes the certainty of the event. Though it had not yet taken place, the Lord speaks of it as a “done deal.”

[4:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “Has the Lord not gone out before you?”

[20:45]  ⁷ tn Heb “they”; the referent (the rest [of the Benjaminites]) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:45]  ⁸ tn Heb “and they”; the referent (the Israelites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[20:45]  ⁹ tn Heb “gleaned.” The word is an agricultural term which pictures Israelites picking off the Benjaminites as easily as one picks grapes from the vine.

[20:45]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “stuck close after them.”