Verse
KJV
King James Version
WEB
World English Bible
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 will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would
not
suffer
him to go in.
But it happened
after
a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father wouldn't
allow
him to go in.
And
her father said, I verily
thought that thou
hadst
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
.
Her father said, I most
assuredly
thought that you
had
utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your
companion: isn't
her younger sister more
beautiful
than she? Please
take her, instead.
And
Samson said concerning
them, Now
shall I be more
blameless than
the Philistines, though
I do them a displeasure
.
Samson said to
them, This
time
shall I be blameless in
regard
of
the Philistines, when
I do them a mischief
.
And
Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every
two tails.
And
when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn
of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks ,
and also
the standing corn
, with
the
vineyards
and olives
.
When he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain
of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain
, and also
the
olive
groves
.
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 fire.
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 burnt her and her father with fire.
And
Samson said unto
them, Though
ye
have
done
this, yet
will
I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
Samson said to
them, If
you
do
after
this manner
, surely
I will
be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
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 struck
them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and lived
in the cleft
of the rock of
Etam.
Then the Philistines went up, and pitched
in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
Then the Philistines went up, and encamped
in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
And
the men of Judah said, Why are ye
come up against us? And
they answered
, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath
done to us.
The men of Judah said, Why are you
come up against us? They said
, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he has
done to us.
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
me, so have I done unto
them.
Then three thousand men of Judah went down
to the cleft
of the rock of
Etam, 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 have I done to
them.
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 ye
will not fall upon
me yourselves.
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 fall on
me yourselves.
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.
They spoke
to
him, saying, No; but we will bind you
fast, and deliver you
into their hand: but surely we will not kill you
. They bound him with two new ropes
, and brought him up from the rock.
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 hands.
When he came to
Lehi, the Philistines shouted as
they
met
him: and the Spirit of Yahweh
came mightily on
him, and the ropes
that were on
his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped
from off his hands.
And
he found a new
jawbone of an
ass
, and put forth his hand, and took it, and slew
a thousand men therewith.
He found a fresh
jawbone of a
donkey
, and put forth his hand, and took it, and struck
a thousand men therewith.
And
Samson said, With the jawbone of an
ass
, heaps upon
heaps, with the jaw
of an
ass
have
I slain
a thousand men.
Samson said, With the jawbone of a
donkey
, heaps on
heaps, With the jawbone
of a
donkey
I have
struck
a thousand men.
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
that place Ramathlehi
.
It happened
, when he had made an end of speaking, that he cast away the jawbone out of his hand ;
and that place was
called
Ramath
Lehi
.
And
he was sore
athirst
, and called on the
LORD
, and said, Thou
hast
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 ?
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 for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised .
But God clave
an
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
Enhakkore
, which is in Lehi unto
this day.
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
the name of
it
was
called
En
Hakkore
, which is in Lehi ,
to
this day.
And
he judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
He judged Israel in the days of the Philistines twenty years.
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