Judges 3:9

3:9 When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he 1  raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued 2  them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 3 

Judges 4:3

4:3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera 4  had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, 5  and he cruelly 6  oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

Judges 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. 7  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; 8  they struck down 9  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

1 tn Heb “the Lord.”

2 tn Or “delivered.”

3 tn “Caleb’s younger brother” may refer to Othniel or to Kenaz (in which case Othniel is Caleb’s nephew).

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

5 tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.

6 tn Heb “with strength.”

7 tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

8 tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

9 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.