“but it came to pass within a while after in the time of wheat harvest that Samson visited his wife with a kid. And he said, I'll go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.”
Judges 15
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1Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. "I want to go to my wife in her room," he said. But her father would not let him enter.
2"I was sure that you thoroughly hated her," said her father, "so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead."
“And her father said, I verily thought that thou hast utterly hated her. Therefore, I gave her to thy companion. Is not her younger sister fairer than she? Take her, I pray thee, instead of her.”
3Samson said to them, "This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines."
“And Samson said concerning them, now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.”
4Then Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes. And he took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and fastened a torch between each pair of tails.
“And Samson went and caught 300 foxes and took firebrands and turned tail to tail and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.”
5Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.
“And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines and burned up both the shops and also the standing corn with the vineyards and olive.”
“And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines and burn up both the shocks and also the standing corn with the vineyards and olives.”
“and when he had set the bands on fire, he let them go into the Standing corner of the Philistines and burned up both the shocks and also the standing corn with the vineyards and olives.”
6"Who did this?" the Philistines demanded. "It was Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite," they were told. "For his wife was given to his companion." So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
“Then the Philistines said, who hath done this? And they answered Samson, the son -in -law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up and burnt her and her father with…”
“Then the Philistine said who has done this and they said Samson the son of law of the Timnite because he had taken his wife and given her to his companion and the Philistines came up and Burned her and her father with fire.”
7And Samson told them, "Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you."
“And Samson said unto them, though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you. And after that, I will cease.”
8And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.
“And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock, Etam.”
“he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock,”
9Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.
“then the Philistines went up and pitched in Judah and spread themselves in Lehi.”
“Then the Philistines went up and pitched in Judah, and spared themselves in Lehi.”
“Then the Philistines went up and pitched in Judah and spread themselves in Lehi.”
10"Why have you attacked us?" said the men of Judah. The Philistines replied, "We have come to arrest Samson and pay him back for what he has done to us."
“And the men of Judah said, why are ye come up against us? And they answered, to bind Samson are we come up, and to do to him as he hath done to us.”
“And the men of Judah said, Why are you come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson. Are we come up to do to him as he had done to us?”
“The men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? They answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.”
11In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, "Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?" "I have done to them what they did to me," he replied.
“Then 3000 men of Judah went to the top of the rock, Etam, and said to Samson, knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? What is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, as they did unto me, so have…”
“Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock, Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? What is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto…”
12But they said to him, "We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines." Samson replied, "Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves."
“And they said unto him, we are come down to bind thee that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, swear unto me that you will not fall upon me yourselves.”
“And they said unto him, we are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, swear unto me that you will not fall upon me yourselves.”
“And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said unto them, Swear unto me that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.”
13"No," they answered, "we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them." So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.
“And they spake unto him, saying, no, but we will bind thee fast and deliver thee into their hand, but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords and brought him up from the rock.”
“And they spake unto him, saying, No, but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand. But surely we will not kill thee. How comforting that must be! And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the…”
14When Samson arrived in Lehi, the Philistines came out shouting against him. And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him. The ropes on his arms became like burnt flax, and the bonds broke loose from his hands.
“And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him. And the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire and his bands loosed from off his…”
“And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him, and the spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him. And the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his…”
“And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him. And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him. And the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands loosed from off his…”
15He found the fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and struck down a thousand men.
“And he found a new jawbone of an ass and put forth his hand and took it and slew a thousand men therewith.”
“And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.”
“And he found a new jawbone of an ass, and went and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew a thousand men therewith.”
“He found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, reached out his hand and took it, and killed 1 ,000 men with it.”
16Then Samson said: "With the jawbone of a donkey I have piled them into heaps. With the jawbone of a donkey I have slain a thousand men."
“said with the jawbone of a donkey, heaps upon heaps with the jawbone of a donkey, I have slain a thousand men.”
“And Samson said, With the jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with the jawbone of an ass have I slain a thousand men.”
“And Samson said, with a jawbone of an ass, heaps upon heaps, with a jaw of an ass, have I slain a thousand men.”
17And when Samson had finished speaking, he cast the jawbone from his hand; and he named that place Ramath-lehi.
“And it came to pass when he had made an end of speaking that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand and called the place Ramath -Lehi.”
“And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand, and called the place Ramoth -Lehi.”
18And being very thirsty, Samson cried out to the LORD, "You have accomplished this great deliverance through Your servant. Must I now die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?"
“he became very thirsty, so he cried out to the Lord and said, you've 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?”
“And he was sore of thirst, and called on the Lord, and said, I have given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant, and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?”
“And he was saw a thirst. And called on the Lord and said that was given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant. And now shall I die for thirst and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised.”
19So God opened up the hollow place in Lehi, and water came out of it. When Samson drank, his strength returned, and he was revived. That is why he named it En-hakkore, and it remains in Lehi to this day.
“But God cleave a hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout. And when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived. Wherefore he called the name thereof, En -Hakore, which is in Lehi unto this day.”
“But God craved a hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout. When he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived. Wherefore he called the name thereof Hankara, which is in Lehi, unto this day.”
20And Samson judged Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
“And he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.”
“he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines, 20 years.”
“And he judged Israel in those days of the Philippines twenty years.”