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 15:13

15:13 They said to him, “We promise! 3  We will only take you prisoner and hand you over to them. We promise not to kill you.” They tied him up with two brand new ropes and led him up from the cliff.

Judges 16:19

16:19 She made him go to sleep on her lap 4  and then called a man in to shave off 5  the seven braids of his hair. 6  She made him vulnerable 7  and his strength left him.

1 tn Heb “was on him.”

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

3 tn Heb “No,” meaning that they will not harm him.

4 tn Heb “on her knees.” The expression is probably euphemistic for sexual intercourse. See HALOT 160-61 s.v. בֶּרֶךְ.

5 tn Heb “she called for a man and she shaved off.” The point seems to be that Delilah acted through the instrumentality of the man. See J. A. Soggin, Judges (OTL), 254.

6 tn Heb “head.” By metonymy the hair of his head is meant.

7 tn Heb “She began to humiliate him.” Rather than referring to some specific insulting action on Delilah’s part after Samson’s hair was shaved off, this statement probably means that she, through the devious actions just described, began the process of Samson’s humiliation which culminates in the following verses.