Judges 3:19

3:19 But he went back¹ once he reached² the carved images³ at Gilgal. He said to Eglon,⁴ “I have a secret message for you, O king.” Eglon⁵ said, “Be quiet!”⁶ All his attendants left.

Judges 7:8

7:8 The men⁷ who were chosen⁸ took supplies⁹ and their trumpets. Gideon¹⁰ sent all the men of Israel back to their homes;¹¹ he kept only three hundred men. Now the Midianites¹² were camped down below¹³ in the valley.

Judges 7:15

Gideon Routs the Enemy

7:15 When Gideon heard the report of the dream and its interpretation, he praised God.¹⁴ Then he went back to the Israelite camp and said, “Get up, for the Lord is handing the Midianite army over to you!”

Judges 11:9

11:9 Jephthah said to the leaders of Gilead, “All right!¹⁵ If you take me back to fight with the Ammonites and the Lord gives them to me,¹⁶ I will be your leader.”¹⁷

Judges 14:8

14:8 Some time later, when he went back to marry¹⁸ her, he turned aside to see the lion’s remains. He saw¹⁹ a swarm of bees in the lion’s carcass, as well as some honey.

Judges 14:19

14:19 The Lord’s spirit empowered him. He went down to Ashkelon and murdered thirty men. He took their clothes²⁰ and gave them²¹ to the men who had solved the riddle. He was furious as he went back home.²²

Judges 16:31

16:31 His brothers and all his family²³ went down and brought him back.²⁴ They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led²⁵ Israel for twenty years.

Judges 17:4

17:4 When he gave the silver back to his mother, she²⁶ took two hundred pieces of silver²⁷ to a silversmith, who made them into a carved image and a metal image. She then put them in Micah’s house.²⁸

Judges 21:12

21:12 They found among the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead four hundred young girls who were virgins – they had never had sexual relations with a male.²⁹ They brought them back to the camp at Shiloh in the land of Canaan.

¹tn Or “returned” (i.e., to Eglon’s palace).

²tn The words “when he reached” are supplied in the translation for clarification. The Hebrew text simply reads “from.”

³tn Or “idols.”

⁴tn The words “to Eglon” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁵tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eglon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶tn Or “Hush!”

⁷tn Heb “The people.”

⁸tn The words “who were chosen” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁹tn The Hebrew text has “in their hands.”

¹⁰tn Heb “he”; the referent (Gideon) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹¹tn Heb “tents.”

¹²tn Heb “Midian.”

¹³tn The Hebrew text adds “him” (i.e., Gideon).

¹⁴tn Heb “he bowed down” or “worshiped.”

¹⁵tn “All right” is supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁶tn Heb “places them before me.”

¹⁷tn Some translate the final statement as a question, “will I really be your leader?” An affirmative sentence is preferable. Jephthah is repeating the terms of the agreement in an official manner. In v. 10 the leaders legally agree to these terms.

¹⁸tn Heb “get.”

¹⁹tn Heb “and look, a swarm of bees…”

²⁰tn Heb “equipment”; or “gear.”

²¹tn Heb “changes [of clothes].”

²²tn Heb “he went up to his father’s house.”

²³tn Heb “and all the house of his father.”

²⁴tn Heb “and lifted him up and brought up.”

²⁵tn Traditionally, “judged.”

²⁶tn Heb “his mother.” The pronoun (“she”) has been substituted for the noun (“mother”) in the translation because of English style.

²⁷tn The Hebrew text has “and gave it.” The referent (the pieces of silver) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

²⁸tn Heb “and it was in Micah’s house.”

²⁹tn Heb “who had not known a man with respect to the bed of a male.”