Judges 7:8

7:8 The men ¹  who were chosen ²  took supplies ³  and their trumpets. Gideon ⁴  sent all the men of Israel back to their homes; ⁵  he kept only three hundred men. Now the Midianites ⁶  were camped down below ⁷  in the valley.

Judges 9:5

9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, ⁸  the seventy legitimate ⁹  sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, ¹⁰  because he hid.

Judges 11:34

11:34 When Jephthah came home to Mizpah, there was his daughter hurrying out ¹¹  to meet him, dancing to the rhythm of tambourines. ¹²  She was his only child; except for her he had no son or daughter.

Judges 15:13

15:13 They said to him, “We promise! ¹³  We will only take you prisoner and hand you over to them. We promise not to kill you.” They tied him up with two brand new ropes and led him up from the cliff.

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¹ tn Heb “The people.”

² tn The words “who were chosen” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn The Hebrew text has “in their hands.”

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

⁵ tn Heb “tents.”

⁶ tn Heb “Midian.”

⁷ tn The Hebrew text adds “him” (i.e., Gideon).

⁸ tn Heb “his brothers.”

⁹ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

¹⁰ tn Heb “remained.”

¹¹ tn Heb “Look! His daughter was coming out.”

¹² tn Heb “with tambourines and dancing.”

¹³ tn Heb “No,” meaning that they will not harm him.