Hakim-hakim 4:9

4:9 She said, “I will indeed go with you. But you will not gain fame ¹  on the expedition you are undertaking, ²  for the Lord will turn Sisera over to a woman.” ³  Deborah got up and went with Barak to Kedesh.

Hakim-hakim 9:54

9:54 He quickly called to the young man who carried his weapons, ⁴  “Draw your sword and kill me, so they will not say, ⁵  ‘A woman killed him.’” So the young man stabbed him and he died.

Hakim-hakim 11:2

11:2 Gilead’s wife also gave ⁶  him sons. When his wife’s sons grew up, they made Jephthah leave and said to him, “You are not going to inherit any of our father’s wealth, ⁷  because you are another woman’s son.”

Hakim-hakim 19:1

Sodom and Gomorrah Revisited

19:1 In those days Israel had no king. There was a Levite ⁸  living temporarily in the remote region of the Ephraimite hill country. He acquired a concubine ⁹  from Bethlehem ¹⁰  in Judah.

[4:9]  ¹ tn Or “honor.”

[4:9]  ² tn Heb “on [account of (?)] the way which you are walking.” Another option is to translate, “due to the way you are going about this.” In this case direct reference is made to Barak’s hesitancy as the reason for his loss of glory.

[4:9]  ³ tn Heb “for into the hands of a woman the Lord will sell Sisera.”

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

[9:54]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew text adds, “concerning me.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[11:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “bore.”

[11:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the house of our father.”

[19:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “a man, a Levite.”

[19:1]  ⁹ sn See the note on the word “concubine” in 8:31.

[19:1]  ¹⁰ map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.