Judges 3:6

3:6 They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; ¹  they worshiped ²  their gods as well.

Judges 6:36

6:36 Gideon said to God, “If you really intend to use me to deliver Israel, ³  as you promised, then give me a sign as proof. ⁴ 

Judges 6:40

6:40 That night God did as he asked. ⁵  Only the fleece was dry and the ground around it was covered with dew.

Judges 9:23

9:23 God sent a spirit to stir up hostility ⁶  between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal ⁷  to Abimelech.

Judges 10:13

10:13 But since you abandoned me and worshiped ⁸  other gods, I will not deliver you again.

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¹ tn Heb “to their sons.”

² tn Or “served”; or “followed” (this term occurs in the following verse as well).

³ tn More literally, “you are about to deliver Israel by my hand.”

⁴ tn The words “then give me a sign as proof” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁵ tn Heb “God did so that night.”

⁶ tn Heb “an evil spirit.” A nonphysical, spirit being is in view, like the one who volunteered to deceive Ahab (1 Kgs 22:21). The traditional translation, “evil spirit,” implies the being is inherently wicked, perhaps even demonic, but this is not necessarily the case. The Hebrew adjective רָעַה (ra’ah) can have a nonethical sense, “harmful; dangerous; calamitous.” When modifying רוּחַ (ruakh, “spirit”) it may simply indicate that the being in view causes harm to the object of God’s judgment. G. F. Moore (Judges [ICC], 253) here refers to a “mischief-making spirit.”

⁷ tn Heb “The leaders of Shechem were disloyal.” The words “he made” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁸ tn Or “served”; or “followed.”