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.”