Judges 7:4

7:4 The Lord spoke to Gideon again, “There are still too many men. Bring them down to the water and I will thin the ranks some more. When I say, ‘This one should go with you,’ pick him to go; when I say, ‘This one should not go with you,’ do not take him.”

Judges 9:28

9:28 Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerub-Baal, and is not Zebul the deputy he appointed? Serve the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem! But why should we serve Abimelech?

Judges 20:28

20:28 Phinehas son of Eleazar, son of Aaron, was serving the Lord in those days), “Should we once more march out to fight the Benjaminites our brothers, 10  or should we 11  quit?” The Lord said, “Attack, for tomorrow I will hand them 12  over to you.”


tn Heb “too many people.”

tn Heb “test them for you there.”

tn Heb “he should go with you.”

tn Heb also has “to you.”

tn Heb “he should not go.”

tn Heb “and Zebul his appointee.”

tn Heb “him”; the referent (Abimelech) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “standing before him.”

tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

10 tn Heb “my brother” (collective singular).

11 tn Heb “I” (collective singular).

12 tn Heb “him” (collective singular).