Judges 15
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1But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in.
KJVBut it came to pass within a while afterH3117, in the timeH3117 of wheatH2406 harvestH7105, that SamsonH8123 visitedH6485(H8799) his wifeH802 with a kidH1423H5795; and he saidH559(H8799), I will go inH935(H8799) to my wifeH802 into the chamberH2315. But her fatherH1 would not sufferH5414(H8804) him to go inH935(H8800).
2 Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”
KJVAnd her fatherH1 saidH559(H8799), I verilyH559(H8800) thoughtH559(H8804) that thou hadst utterlyH8130(H8800) hatedH8130(H8804) her; therefore I gaveH5414(H8799) her to thy companionH4828: is not her youngerH6996 sisterH269 fairerH2896 than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
3 Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in the case of the Philistines when I harm them.”
KJVAnd SamsonH8123 saidH559(H8799) concerning them, NowH6471 shall I be more blamelessH5352(H8738) than the PhilistinesH6430, though I doH6213(H8802) them a displeasureH7451.
4 Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned tail to tail, and put a torch in the middle between every two tails.
KJVAnd SamsonH8123 wentH3212(H8799) and caughtH3920(H8799) threeH7969 hundredH3967 foxesH7776, and tookH3947(H8799) firebrandsH3940, and turnedH6437(H8686) tailH2180 to tailH2180, and putH7760(H8799) aH259 firebrandH3940 in the midstH8432 between twoH8147 tailsH2180.
5 When he had set the torches on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the olive groves.
KJVAnd when he had setH1197(H8686) the brandsH3940 on fireH784, he let them goH7971(H8762) into the standing cornH7054 of the PhilistinesH6430, and burnt upH1197(H8686) both the shocksH1430, and also the standing cornH7054, with the vineyardsH3754 and olivesH2132.
6 Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” They said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” The Philistines came up, and burned her and her father with fire.
KJVThen the PhilistinesH6430 saidH559(H8799), Who hath doneH6213(H8804) this? And they answeredH559(H8799), SamsonH8123, the son in lawH2860 of the TimniteH8554, because he had takenH3947(H8804) his wifeH802, and givenH5414(H8799) her to his companionH4828. And the PhilistinesH6430 came upH5927(H8799), and burntH8313(H8799) her and her fatherH1 with fireH784.
7 Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”
KJVAnd SamsonH8123 saidH559(H8799) unto them, ThoughH518 ye have doneH6213(H8799) thisH2063, yet will I be avengedH5358(H8738) of you, and afterH310 that I will ceaseH2308(H8799).
8 He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.
KJVAnd he smoteH5221(H8686) them hipH7785 andH5921 thighH3409 with a greatH1419 slaughterH4347: and he went downH3381(H8799) and dweltH3427(H8799) in the topH5585 of the rockH5553 EtamH5862.
9 Then the Philistines went up, encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
KJVThen the PhilistinesH6430 went upH5927(H8799), and pitchedH2583(H8799) in JudahH3063, and spreadH5203(H8735) themselves in LehiH3896.
10 The men of Judah said, “Why have you come up against us?” They said, “We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us.”
KJVAnd the menH376 of JudahH3063 saidH559(H8799), Why are ye come upH5927(H8804) against us? And they answeredH559(H8799), To bindH631(H8800) SamsonH8123 are we come upH5927(H8804), to doH6213(H8800) to him as he hath doneH6213(H8804) to us.
11 Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in Etam’s rock, and said to Samson, “Don’t you know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” He said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”
KJVThen threeH7969 thousandH505 menH376 of JudahH3063 wentH3381(H8799) to the topH5585 of the rockH5553 EtamH5862, and saidH559(H8799) to SamsonH8123, KnowestH3045(H8804) thou not that the PhilistinesH6430 are rulersH4910(H8802) over us? what is this that thou hast doneH6213(H8804) unto us? And he saidH559(H8799) unto them, As they didH6213(H8804) unto me, so have I doneH6213(H8804) unto them.
12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.” Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”
KJVAnd they saidH559(H8799) unto him, We are come downH3381(H8804) to bindH631(H8800) thee, that we may deliverH5414(H8800) thee into the handH3027 of the PhilistinesH6430. And SamsonH8123 saidH559(H8799) unto them, SwearH7650(H8734) unto me, that ye will not fall uponH6293(H8799) me yourselves.
13 They spoke to him, saying, “No, but we will bind you securely and deliver you into their hands; but surely we will not kill you.” They bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.
KJVAnd they spakeH559(H8799) unto him, sayingH559(H8800), No; but we will bindH631(H8799) thee fastH631(H8800), and deliverH5414(H8804) thee into their handH3027: but surelyH4191(H8687) we will not killH4191(H8686) thee. And they boundH631(H8799) him with twoH8147 newH2319 cordsH5688, and brought him upH5927(H8686) from the rockH5553.
14 When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and the ropes that were on his arms became as flax that was burned with fire; and his bands dropped from off his hands.
KJVAnd when he cameH935(H8804) unto LehiH3896, the PhilistinesH6430 shoutedH7321(H8689) againstH7125(H8800) him: and the SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 came mightilyH6743(H8799) upon him, and the cordsH5688 that were upon his armsH2220 became as flaxH6593 that was burntH1197(H8804) with fireH784, and his bandsH612 loosedH4549(H8735) from off his handsH3027.
15 He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, put out his hand, took it, and struck a thousand men with it.
KJVAnd he foundH4672(H8799) a newH2961 jawboneH3895 of an assH2543, and put forthH7971(H8799) his handH3027, and tookH3947(H8799) it, and slewH5221(H8686) a thousandH505 menH376 therewith.
16 Samson said, “With the jawbone of a donkey, heaps on heaps; with the jawbone of a donkey I have struck a thousand men.”
KJVAnd SamsonH8123 saidH559(H8799), With the jawboneH3895 of an assH2543, heapsH2565 upon heapsH2565, with the jawH3895 of an assH2543 have I slainH5221(H8689) a thousandH505 menH376.
17 When he had finished speaking, he threw the jawbone out of his hand; and that place was called Ramath Lehi.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when he had made an endH3615(H8763) of speakingH1696(H8763), that he cast awayH7993(H8686) the jawboneH3895 out of his handH3027, and calledH7121(H8799) that placeH4725 RamathlehiH7437.
18 He was very thirsty, and called on Yahweh and said, “You have given this great deliverance by the hand of your servant; and now shall I die of thirst, and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?”
KJVAnd he was soreH3966 athirstH6770(H8799), and calledH7121(H8799) on the LORDH3068, and saidH559(H8799), Thou hast givenH5414(H8804) this greatH1419 deliveranceH8668 into the handH3027 of thy servantH5650: and now shall I dieH4191(H8799) for thirstH6772, and fallH5307(H8804) into the handH3027 of the uncircumcisedH6189?
19 But God split the hollow place that is in Lehi, and water came out of it. When he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived. Therefore its name was called En Hakkore, which is in Lehi, to this day.
KJVBut GodH430 claveH1234(H8799) an hollow placeH4388 that was in the jawH3895, and there cameH3318(H8799) waterH4325 thereout; and when he had drunkH8354(H8799), his spiritH7307 came againH7725(H8799), and he revivedH2421(H8799): wherefore he calledH7121(H8802) the nameH8034 thereof EnhakkoreH5875, which is in LehiH3896 unto this dayH3117.
20 He judged Israel twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
KJVAnd he judgedH8199(H8799) IsraelH3478 in the daysH3117 of the PhilistinesH6430 twentyH6242 yearsH8141.
Judges 15
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