Judges 3:3

3:3 These were the nations: ¹  the five lords of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites living in Mount Lebanon, from Mount Baal Hermon to Lebo-Hamath. ² 

Judges 9:15

9:15 The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose ³  me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! ⁴  Otherwise ⁵  may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

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¹ tn The words “These were the nations,” though not present in the Hebrew text, are supplied in the translation for clarity.

² tn Or “the entrance to Hamath.”

³ tn Heb “are about to anoint [with oil].”

⁴ tn Heb “in my shade.”

⁵ tn Heb “If not.”