Judges 7:9

Gideon Reassured of Victory

7:9 That night the Lord said to Gideon, 1  “Get up! Attack 2  the camp, for I am handing it over to you. 3 

Judges 15:7

15:7 Samson said to them, “Because you did this, 4  I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting.” 5 

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

2 tn Heb “Go down against.”

3 tn The Hebrew verbal form is a perfect, emphasizing the certainty of the promise.

4 tn The Niphal of נָקָם (naqam, “to avenge, to take vengeance”) followed by the preposition ב (bet) has the force “to get revenge against.” See 1 Sam 18:25; Jer 50:15; Ezek 25:12.

5 tn Heb “and afterward I will stop.”