Discovery BoxJudges 8:19 
Context8:19 He said, “They were my brothers, the sons of my mother. I swear, 1 as surely as the Lord is alive, if you had let them live, I would not kill you.”
Judges 9:2
Context9:2 “Tell 2 all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want 3 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.’” 4
Judges 9:5
Context9:5 He went to his father’s home in Ophrah and murdered his half-brothers, 5 the seventy legitimate 6 sons of Jerub-Baal, on one stone. Only Jotham, Jerub-Baal’s youngest son, escaped, 7 because he hid.
Judges 10:4
Context10:4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair 8 – they are in the land of Gilead. 9
1 tn The words “I swear” are supplied in the translation for clarification.
2 tn Heb “Speak into the ears of.”
3 tn Heb “What good is it to you?”
4 tn Heb “your bone and your flesh.”
5 tn Heb “his brothers.”
6 tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.
7 tn Heb “remained.”
8 sn The name Habboth Jair means “tent villages of Jair” in Hebrew.
9 tn Heb “they call them Havvoth Jair to this day – which are in the land of Gilead.”
