Hakim-hakim 9:17

9:17 my father fought for you; he risked his life ¹  and delivered you from Midian’s power. ² 

Hakim-hakim 12:3

12:3 When I saw that you were not going to help, ³  I risked my life ⁴  and advanced against ⁵  the Ammonites, and the Lord handed them over to me. Why have you come up ⁶  to fight with me today?”

[9:17]  ¹ tc Heb “threw his life out in front,” that is, “exposed himself to danger.” The MT form מִנֶּגֶד (minneged, “from before”) should probably be read as מִנֶּגְדּוֹ (minnegdo, “from before him”); haplography of vav has likely occurred here in the MT.

[9:17]  ² tn Heb “hand.”

[12:3]  ³ tn Heb “you were no deliverer.” Codex Alexandrinus (A) of the LXX has “no one was helping.”

[12:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “I put my life in my hand.”

[12:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “crossed over to.”

[12:3]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew adds “against me” here. This is redundant in English and has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.