Discovery BoxJudges 9:18 
Context9:18 But you have attacked 1 my father’s family 2 today. You murdered his seventy legitimate 3 sons on one stone and made Abimelech, the son of his female slave, king over the leaders of Shechem, just because he is your close relative. 4
Judges 16:9
Context16:9 They hid 5 in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, 6 Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. 7 The secret of his strength was not discovered. 8
1 tn Heb “have risen up against.”
2 tn Heb “house.”
3 tn The word “legitimate” is not in the Hebrew text, but is supplied in the translation for clarification.
4 tn Heb “your brother.”
5 tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).
6 tn Heb “are upon you.”
7 tn Heb “when it smells fire.”
8 tn Heb “His strength was not known.”
