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Judges 15:6-8

Samson's Retaliation, Judah's Surrender, and the LORD's Deliverance at Lehi

From a broken marriage visit and retaliatory crop burning, through Philistine revenge and Judah's surrender of Samson, to Spirit-empowered victory with a jawbone and the LORD's mercy in providing water to His exhausted servant.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

7And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”

8And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

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Verse 6

Cross-references

Judges 14:15Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 4:6Classic cross-references Proverbs 22:8Classic cross-references

Original words

Whoמִ֣יH4310Interrogativedidעָ֣שָׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthisזֹאת֒H2063Pronoun - feminine singularthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮H6430Noun - proper - masculine pluraldemandedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralIt was Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙H8123Noun - proper - masculine singularthe son-in-lawחֲתַ֣ןH2860Noun - masculine singular constructof the Timniteהַתִּמְנִ֔יH8554Article | Noun - proper - masculine singularthey were toldוַיֹּאמְר֗וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralForכִּ֚יH3588Conjunction-לָקַ֣חH3947Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhis wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹH802Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularwas givenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singularto his companionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּH4828Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularSo the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralwent upוַיַּעֲל֣וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraland burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּH8313Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralher and her fatherאָבִ֖יהָH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular-אוֹתָ֛הּH853Direct object marker | third person feminine singular-וְאֶת־H853Conjunctive waw | Direct object markerto deathבָּאֵֽשׁ׃H784Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular

Verse 7

Cross-references

Esther 7:10Classic cross-references Romans 12:19Classic cross-references Judges 14:19Classic cross-references Judges 14:4Classic cross-references Zechariah 6:8Classic cross-references

Original words

And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singulartoldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthemלָהֶם֙Preposition | third person masculine pluralBecauseאִֽם־H518Conjunctionyou have doneתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןH6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nunthisכָּזֹ֑אתH2063Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singularI will not restאֶחְדָּֽל׃H2308Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularuntilכִּ֛יH3588Conjunction. . .אִם־H518ConjunctionI have taken vengeanceנִקַּ֥מְתִּיH5358Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singularupon youבָכֶ֖םPreposition | second person masculine plural-וְאַחַ֥רH310Conjunctive waw | Adverb

Verse 8

Cross-references

Hebrews 11:34Classic cross-references Isaiah 25:10Classic cross-references Isaiah 63:3Classic cross-references Isaiah 63:6Classic cross-references Judges 14:6Classic cross-references

Original words

And he struckוַיַּ֨ךְH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthemאוֹתָ֥םH853Direct object marker | third person masculine pluralruthlesslyשׁ֛וֹקH7785Noun - feminine singular. . .עַל־H5921Preposition. . .יָרֵ֖ךְH3409Noun - feminine singularwith a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הH1419Adjective - feminine singularslaughterמַכָּ֣הH4347Noun - feminine singularand then went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularand stayedוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבH3427Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularin the caveבִּסְעִ֖יףH5585Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructat the rockסֶ֥לַעH5553Noun - masculine singular constructof Etamעֵיטָֽם׃סH5862Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Literally he struck them hip and thigh

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