Judges 3:10

3:10 The Lord’s spirit empowered him ¹  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. ² 

Judges 14:6

14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered ³  him and he tore the lion ⁴  in two with his bare hands ⁵  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 ⁶  and gave them ⁷  to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home. ⁸ 

Judges 15:14

15:14 When he arrived in Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they approached him. But the Lord’s spirit empowered ⁹  him. The ropes around his arms were like flax dissolving in ¹⁰  fire, and they ¹¹  melted away from his hands.

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¹ tn Heb “was on him.”

² tn Heb “his hand was strong against Cushan-Rishathaim.”

³ tn Heb “rushed on.”

⁴ tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”

⁶ tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

⁷ tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

⁸ tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”

⁹ tn Heb “rushed on.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “burned with.”

¹¹ tn Heb “his bonds.”