Hakim-hakim 9:49

9:49 So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches ¹  against the stronghold and set fire to it. ²  All the people ³  of the Tower of Shechem died – about a thousand men and women.

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 13:6

13:6 The woman went and said to her husband, “A man sent from God ⁶  came to me! He looked like God’s angelic messenger – he was very awesome. ⁷  I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.

Hakim-hakim 21:23

21:23 The Benjaminites did as instructed. ⁸  They abducted two hundred of the dancing girls to be their wives. ⁹  They went home ¹⁰  to their own territory, ¹¹  rebuilt their cities, and settled down. ¹² 

[9:49]  ¹ tn The words “the branches” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[9:49]  ² tn Heb “they kindled over them the stronghold with fire.”

[9:49]  ³ tn Or “men,” but the word seems to have a more general sense here, as the conclusion to the sentence suggests.

[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.

[13:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “The man of God.”

[13:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “His appearance was like the appearance of the messenger of God, very awesome.”

[21:23]  ⁸ tn Heb “did so.”

[21:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “And they took wives according to their number from the dancing girls whom they abducted.”

[21:23]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “went and returned.”

[21:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “inheritance.”

[21:23]  ¹² tn Heb “and lived in them.”