Hakim-hakim 6:30

6:30 The men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, so we can execute him! ¹  He pulled down the Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.”

Hakim-hakim 9:3

9:3 His mother’s relatives ²  spoke on his behalf to ³  all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. ⁴  The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; ⁵  they said, “He is our close relative.” ⁶ 

[6:30]  ¹ tn Heb “and let him die.” The jussive form with vav after the imperative is best translated as a purpose clause.

[9:3]  ² tn Heb “brothers.”

[9:3]  ³ tn Heb “into the ears of.”

[9:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “and all these words.”

[9:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “Their heart was inclined after Abimelech.”

[9:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “our brother.”