Judges 2:23
2:23 This is why 1 the Lord permitted these nations to remain and did not conquer them immediately; 2 he did not hand them over to Joshua.
Judges 3:21
3:21 Ehud reached with his left hand, pulled the sword from his right thigh, and drove it into Eglon’s 3 belly.
Judges 7:2
7:2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many men for me to hand Midian over to you. 4 Israel might brag, 5 ‘Our own strength has delivered us.’ 6
Judges 16:26
16:26 Samson said to the young man who held his hand, “Position me so I can touch the pillars that support the temple. 7 Then I can lean on them.”
1 tn The words “this is why” are interpretive.
2 tn Or “quickly.”
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “the people who are with you are too numerous for me to give Midian into their hand.”
5 tn Heb “might glorify itself against me.”
6 tn Heb “my hand has delivered me.”
7 tn Heb “the pillars upon which the house is founded.”