Judges 9:18

9:18 But you have attacked ¹  my father’s family ²  today. You murdered his seventy legitimate ³  sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative. ⁴ 

Judges 16:9

16:9 They hid ⁵  in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, ⁶  Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. ⁷  The secret of his strength was not discovered. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Heb “have risen up against.”

² tn Heb “house.”

³ tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴ tn Heb “your brother.”

⁵ tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).

⁶ tn Heb “are upon you.”

⁷ tn Heb “when it smells fire.”

⁸ tn Heb “His strength was not known.”