Discovery BoxJudges 3:9 
Context3:9 When the Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, he 1 raised up a deliverer for the Israelites who rescued 2 them. His name was Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother. 3
Judges 4:3
Context4:3 The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera 4 had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, 5 and he cruelly 6 oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.
Judges 20:39
Context20:39 the Israelites counterattacked. 7 Benjamin had begun to strike down the Israelites; 8 they struck down 9 about thirty men. They said, “There’s no doubt about it! They are totally defeated as in the earlier battle.”
1 tn Heb “the
2 tn Or “delivered.”
3 tn “Caleb’s younger brother” may refer to Othniel or to Kenaz (in which case Othniel is Caleb’s nephew).
4 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Sisera) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Regarding the translation “chariots with iron-rimmed wheels,” see Y. Yadin, The Art of Warfare in Biblical Lands, 255, and the article by R. Drews, “The ‘Chariots of Iron’ of Joshua and Judges,” JSOT 45 (1989): 15-23.
6 tn Heb “with strength.”
7 tn Heb “turned in the battle.”
8 tn Heb “And Benjamin began to strike down wounded ones among the men of Israel.”
9 tn The words “they struck down” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
