Judges 1:24
1:24 the spies spotted 1 a man leaving the city. They said to him, “If you show us a secret entrance into the city, we will reward you.”
Judges 3:4
3:4 They were left to test Israel, so the Lord would know if his people would obey the commands he gave their ancestors through Moses. 2
Judges 4:20
4:20 He said to her, “Stand watch at the entrance to the tent. If anyone comes along and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say ‘No.’”
Judges 6:17
6:17 Gideon 3 said to him, “If you really are pleased with me, 4 then give me 5 a sign as proof that it is really you speaking with me.
Judges 6:36
6:36 Gideon said to God, “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, 6 as you promised, then give me a sign as proof. 7
Judges 9:19
9:19 So if you have shown loyalty and integrity to Jerub-Baal and his family 8 today, then may Abimelech bring you happiness and may you bring him happiness! 9
Judges 11:10
11:10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will judge any grievance you have against us, 10 if we do not do as you say.” 11
Judges 14:13
14:13 But if you cannot solve it, 12 you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Let us hear your riddle.” 13
Judges 18:5
18:5 They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, 14 so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” 15
1 tn Heb “saw.”
2 tn Heb “to know if they would hear the commands of the Lord which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “If I have found favor in your eyes.”
5 tn Heb “perform for me.”
6 tn More literally, “you are about to deliver Israel by my hand.”
7 tn The words “then give me a sign as proof” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
8 tn Heb “house.”
9 tn Heb “then rejoice in Abimelech, and may he also rejoice in you.”
10 tn Heb “The Lord will be the one who hears between us.” For the idiom שָׁמַע בַּיִן (shama’ bayin, “to hear between”), see Deut 1:16.
11 sn The Lord will judge…if we do not do as you say. The statement by the leaders of Gilead takes the form of a legally binding oath, which obligates them to the terms of the agreement.
12 tn Heb “you are unable to tell me.”
13 tn Heb “Give your riddle so we can hear it.”
14 tn Heb “Ask God.”
15 tn Heb “so we can know if our way on which we are going will be successful.”