Judges 9:2

9:2 “Tell ¹  all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want ²  to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’” ³ 

Judges 9:15

9:15 The thornbush said to the trees, ‘If you really want to choose ⁴  me as your king, then come along, find safety under my branches! ⁵  Otherwise ⁶  may fire blaze from the thornbush and consume the cedars of Lebanon!’

Judges 18:24

18:24 He said, “You stole my gods that I made, as well as this priest, and then went away. What do I have left? How can you have the audacity to say to me, ‘What do you want?’” ⁷ 

Judges 19:10

19:10 But the man did not want to stay another night. He left ⁸  and traveled as far as ⁹  Jebus (that is, Jerusalem). ¹⁰  He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys and his concubine. ¹¹ 

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¹ tn Heb “Speak into the ears of.”

² tn Heb “What good is it to you?”

³ tn Heb “your bone and your flesh.”

⁴ tn Heb “are about to anoint [with oil].”

⁵ tn Heb “in my shade.”

⁶ tn Heb “If not.”

⁷ tn Heb “What is this you say to me, ‘What to you?’”

⁸ tn Heb “and he arose and went.”

⁹ tn Heb “to the front of.”

¹⁰ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

¹¹ tc Some ancient witnesses add “and his servant.”