Hakim-hakim 2:7

2:7 The people worshiped ¹  the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men ²  who outlived him remained alive. These men had witnessed ³  all the great things the Lord had done for Israel. ⁴ 

Hakim-hakim 6:27

6:27 So Gideon took ten of his servants ⁵  and did just as the Lord had told him. He was too afraid of his father’s family ⁶  and the men of the city to do it in broad daylight, so he waited until nighttime. ⁷ 

Hakim-hakim 15:12

15:12 They said to him, “We have come down to take you prisoner so we can hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Promise me ⁸  you will not kill ⁹  me.”

Hakim-hakim 16:20

16:20 She said, “The Philistines are here, ¹⁰  Samson!” He woke up ¹¹  and thought, ¹²  “I will do as I did before ¹³  and shake myself free.” But he did not realize that the Lord had left him.

Hakim-hakim 18:9

18:9 They said, “Come on, let’s attack them, ¹⁴  for ¹⁵  we saw their land and it is very good. You seem lethargic, ¹⁶  but don’t hesitate ¹⁷  to invade and conquer ¹⁸  the land.

[2:7]  ¹ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”

[2:7]  ² tn Or perhaps “elders,” which could be interpreted to mean “leaders.”

[2:7]  ³ tn Heb “all the days of Joshua and all the days of the old men who outlived him, who had seen.”

[2:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.”

[6:27]  ⁵ tn Heb “men from among his servants.”

[6:27]  ⁶ tn Heb “house.”

[6:27]  ⁷ tn Heb “so he did it at night.”

[15:12]  ⁸ tn Or “swear to me.”

[15:12]  ⁹ tn Heb “meet [with hostility]”; “harm.” In light of v. 13, “kill” is an appropriate translation.

[16:20]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “are upon you.”

[16:20]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew adds, “from his sleep.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[16:20]  ¹² tn Heb “and said.”

[16:20]  ¹³ tn Heb “I will go out as before.”

[18:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Arise, and let us go up against them.”

[18:9]  ¹⁵ tc Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX adds “we entered and walked around in the land as far as Laish and.”

[18:9]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “But you are inactive.”

[18:9]  ¹⁷ tn Or “be lazy.”

[18:9]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “to go”; “to enter”; “to possess.”