Judges 11:29

A Foolish Vow Spells Death for a Daughter

11:29 The Lord’s spirit empowered ¹  Jephthah. He passed through Gilead and Manasseh and went ²  to Mizpah in Gilead. From there he approached the Ammonites. ³ 

Judges 13:24

13:24 Manoah’s wife ⁴  gave birth to a son and named him Samson. ⁵  The child grew and the Lord empowered ⁶  him.

Judges 3:10

3:10 The Lord’s spirit empowered him ⁷  and he led Israel. When he went to do battle, the Lord handed over to him King Cushan-Rishathaim of Aram and he overpowered him. ⁸ 

Judges 14:6

14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered ⁹  him and he tore the lion ¹⁰  in two with his bare hands ¹¹  as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Judges 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes ¹²  and gave them ¹³  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ¹⁴ 

Judges 15:14

15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered ¹⁵  him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in ¹⁶  fire, and they ¹⁷  melted away from his hands.

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¹ tn Heb “was on.”

² tn Heb “passed through.”

³ tn Heb “From Mizpah in Gilead he passed through [to] the Ammonites.”

⁴ tn Heb “the woman.” For clarity this has been specified in the translation as “Manoah’s wife.”

⁵ tn The name appears to mean “sun-like” or “solar.”

⁶ tn Traditionally, “blessed.”

⁷ tn Heb “was on him.”

⁸ tn Heb “his hand was strong against Cushan-Rishathaim.”

⁹ tn Heb “rushed on.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹ tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”

¹² tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

¹³ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

¹⁴ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “rushed on.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “burned with.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “his bonds.”