Judges 2:2

2:2 but you must not make an agreement with the people who live in this land. You should tear down the altars where they worship.’ ¹  But you have disobeyed me. ²  Why would you do such a thing? ³ 

Judges 7:7

7:7 The Lord said to Gideon, “With the three hundred men who lapped I will deliver the whole army ⁴  and I will hand Midian over to you. ⁵  The rest of the men should go home.” ⁶ 

Judges 9:38

9:38 Zebul said to him, “Where now are your bragging words, ⁷  ‘Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?’ Are these not the men ⁸  you insulted? ⁹  Go out now and fight them!”

Judges 13:8

13:8 Manoah prayed to the Lord, ¹⁰  “Please, Lord, allow the man sent from God ¹¹  to visit ¹²  us again, so he can teach ¹³  us how we should raise ¹⁴  the child who will be born.”

Judges 20:23

20:23 The Israelites went up and wept before the Lord until evening. They asked the Lord, “Should we ¹⁵  again march out to fight ¹⁶  the Benjaminites, our brothers?” ¹⁷  The Lord said, “Attack them!” ¹⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “their altars.”

² tn Heb “you have not listened to my voice.”

³ tn Heb “What is this you have done?”

⁴ tn Heb “you.” The Hebrew pronoun is masculine plural, probably referring to the entire army.

⁵ tn The Hebrew pronoun here is singular.

⁶ tn Heb “All the people should go, each to his place.”

⁷ tn Heb “is your mouth that says.”

⁸ tn Heb “the people.”

⁹ tn Or “despised.”

¹⁰ tn The Hebrew text adds “and said.” This has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹¹ tn Heb “the man of God.”

¹² tn Heb “come to.”

¹³ tc The LXX has “enlighten,” understanding the Hebrew to read וִיאִירֵנוּ (vi’irenu, “to give light”) rather than the reading of the MT, וְיוֹרֵנוּ (vÿyorenu, “to teach”).

¹⁴ tn Heb “what we should do for.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

¹⁶ tn Heb “approach for battle.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

¹⁸ tn Heb “Go up against him” (collective singular).