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Judges 10:18

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10:18 The leaders 1  of Gilead said to one another, “Who is willing to lead the charge 2  against the Ammonites? He will become the leader of all who live in Gilead!”

Judges 11:8

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11:8 The leaders of Gilead said to Jephthah, “That may be true, 3  but now we pledge to you our loyalty. 4  Come with us and fight with the Ammonites. Then you will become the leader 5  of all who live in Gilead.” 6 

Judges 16:7

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16:7 Samson said to her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh 7  bowstrings 8  that have not been dried, I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

Judges 16:11

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16:11 He said to her, “If they tie me tightly with brand new ropes that have never been used, 9  I will become weak and be just like any other man.”

1 tn Heb “the people, the officers.”

2 tn Heb “Who is the man who will begin fighting.”

3 tn Heb “therefore”; “even so.” For MT לָכֵן (lakhen, “therefore”) the LXX has an opposite reading, “not so,” which seems to be based on the Hebrew words לֹא כֵן (lokhen).

4 tn Heb “we have returned to you.” For another example of שׁוּב אֶל (shuvel) in the sense of “give allegiance to,” see 1 Kgs 12:27b.

5 sn Then you will become the leader. The leaders of Gilead now use the word רֹאשׁ (rosh, “head, leader”), the same term that appeared in their original, general offer (see 10:18). In their initial offer to Jephthah they had simply invited him to be their קָצִין (qatsin, “commander”; v. 6). When he resists they must offer him a more attractive reward – rulership over the region. See R. G. Boling, Judges (AB), 198.

6 tn Heb “leader of us and all who live in Gilead.”

7 tn Or “moist.”

8 tn The word refers to a bowstring, probably made from animal tendons. See Ps 11:2; Job 30:11.

9 tn Heb “with which no work has been done.”



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