Hakim-hakim 6:18

6:18 Do not leave this place until I come back ¹  with a gift ²  and present it to you.” The Lord said, “I will stay here until you come back.”

Hakim-hakim 7:17

7:17 He said to them, “Watch me and do as I do. Watch closely! ³  I am going to the edge of the camp. Do as I do!

Hakim-hakim 13:3

13:3 The Lord’s angelic ⁴  messenger appeared to the woman and said to her, “You ⁵  are infertile and childless, ⁶  but you will conceive and have a son.

Hakim-hakim 15:2

15:2 Her father said, “I really thought ⁷  you absolutely despised ⁸  her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!” ⁹ 

Hakim-hakim 19:23

19:23 The man who owned the house went outside and said to them, “No, my brothers! Don’t do this wicked thing! After all, this man is a guest in my house. Don’t do such a disgraceful thing!

Hakim-hakim 20:32

20:32 Then the Benjaminites said, “They are defeated just as before.” But the Israelites said, “Let’s retreat ¹⁰  and lure them ¹¹  away from the city into the main roads.”

[6:18]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text adds “to you,” but this has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[6:18]  ² tn Heb “and I will bring out my gift.” The precise nuance of the Hebrew word מִנְחָה (minkhah, “gift”) is uncertain in this context. It may refer to a gift offered as a sign of goodwill or submission. In some cases it is used of a gift offered to appease someone whom the offerer has offended. The word can also carry a sacrificial connotation.

[7:17]  ³ tn Or “look.”

[13:3]  ⁴ tn The adjective “angelic” is interpretive (also in vv. 6, 9).

[13:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “Look, you.”

[13:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “and have not given birth.”

[15:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “saying, I said.” The first person form of אָמַר (’amar, “to say”) sometimes indicates self-reflection. The girl’s father uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

[15:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “hating, you hated.” Once again the girl’s father uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis.

[15:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “Is her younger sister not better than her? Let her [i.e., the younger sister] be yours instead of her [i.e., Samson’s ‘bride’]).”

[20:32]  ¹⁰ tn Or “run away.”

[20:32]  ¹¹ tn Heb “him” (collective singular).