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 7:22

7:22 When the three hundred men blew their trumpets, the Lord caused the Midianites to attack one another with their swords ⁴  throughout ⁵  the camp. The army fled to Beth Shittah on the way to Zererah. They went ⁶  to the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.

Hakim-hakim 8:2

8:2 He said to them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Even Ephraim’s leftover grapes ⁷  are better quality than Abiezer’s harvest! ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 18:17

18:17 The five men who had gone to spy out the land broke in and stole ⁹  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. ¹⁰ 

[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.

[7:22]  ⁴ tn Heb “the Lord set the sword of each one against his friend.”

[7:22]  ⁵ 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]  ⁶ tn The words “they went” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[8:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “gleanings.”

[8:2]  ⁸ sn Ephraim’s leftover grapes are better quality than Abiezer’s harvest. Gideon employs an agricultural metaphor. He argues that Ephraim’s mopping up operations, though seemingly like the inferior grapes which are missed initially by the harvesters or left for the poor, are actually more noteworthy than the military efforts of Gideon’s family.

[18:17]  ⁹ tn Heb “went up, went in there, took.”

[18:17]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “six hundred men, equipped with the weapons of war.”