Judges 6:28

6:28 When the men of the city got up the next morning, they saw ¹  the Baal altar pulled down, the nearby Asherah pole cut down, and the second bull sacrificed on the newly built altar.

Judges 6:30

6:30 The men of the city said to Joash, “Bring out your son, so we can execute him! ²  He pulled down the Baal altar and cut down the nearby Asherah pole.”

Judges 20:39

20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. ³  Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; ⁴  they struck down ⁵  about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”

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¹ tn Heb “look!” The narrator uses this word to invite his audience/readers to view the scene through the eyes of the men.

² tn Heb “and let him die.” The jussive form with vav after the imperative is best translated as a purpose clause.

³ tn Heb “turned in the battle.”

⁴ tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”

⁵ tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.