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 7:2
7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. 2 Israel might brag, 3 ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ 4
Judges 11:10
11:10 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “The Lord will judge any grievance you have against us, 5 if we do not do as you say.” 6
Judges 11:19
11:19 Israel sent messengers to King Sihon, the Amorite king who ruled in Heshbon, and said to him, “Please allow us to pass through your land to our land.” 7
Judges 13:17
13:17 Manoah said to the Lord’s messenger, “Tell us your name, so we can honor you when your announcement comes true.” 8
Judges 14:13
14:13 But if you cannot solve it, 9 you will give me thirty linen robes and thirty sets of clothes.” They said to him, “Let us hear your riddle.” 10
Judges 18:5
18:5 They said to him, “Seek a divine oracle for us, 11 so we can know if we will be successful on our mission.” 12
Judges 18:25
18:25 The Danites said to him, “Don’t say another word to us, or some very angry men 13 will attack you, and you and your family will die.” 14
Judges 21:1
600 Brides for 600 Brothers
21:1 The Israelites had taken an oath in Mizpah, saying, “Not one of us will allow his daughter to marry a Benjaminite.”
1 tn Heb “saw.”
2 tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.”
3 tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.”
4 tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.”
5 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.
6 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.
7 tn Heb “to my place.”
8 tn Heb “Who your name? For [when] your word comes [to pass], we will honor you.” Manoah apparently gets tongue-tied and uses the wrong pronoun (“who” instead of “what”). He starts to say, “Who are you?” But then he switches to “your name” as if he began the sentence with “what.” See R. G. Boling, Judges (AB), 222.
9 tn Heb “you are unable to tell me.”
10 tn Heb “Give your riddle so we can hear it.”
11 tn Heb “Ask God.”
12 tn Heb “so we can know if our way on which we are going will be successful.”
13 tn Heb “bitter in spirit.” This phrase is used in 2 Sam 17:8 of David and his warriors, who are compared to a bear robbed of her cubs.
14 tn Heb “and you will gather up your life and the life of your house.”