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Judges 15:9-13

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

9Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of 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.”

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.

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.”

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.

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Verse 9

Cross-references

Judges 15:17Classic cross-references Judges 15:19Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralwent upוַיַּעֲל֣וּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralcampedוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּH2583Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralin Judahבִּיהוּדָ֑הH3063Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singularand deployed themselvesוַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּH5203Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralnear [the town of] Lehiבַּלֶּֽחִי׃H3896Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular

BSB notes

Literally and spread out in Lehi

Verse 10

Original words

Whyלָמָ֖הH4100Interrogativehave you attackedעֲלִיתֶ֣םH5927Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralusעָלֵ֑ינוּH5921Preposition | first person common pluralsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙H559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralthe menאִ֣ישׁH376Noun - masculine singular constructof Judahיְהוּדָ֔הH3063Noun - proper - masculine singularThe Philistines repliedוַיֹּאמְר֗וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralWe have comeעָלִ֔ינוּH5927Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralto arrestלֶאֱס֤וֹרH631Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֶת־H853Direct object markerSamsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙H8123Noun - proper - masculine singularand pay him backלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתH6213Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructfor whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רH834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativehe has doneעָ֥שָׂהH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularto usלָֽנוּ׃Preposition | first person common plural

Verse 11

Cross-references

Judges 13:1Classic cross-references Judges 14:4Classic cross-references Psalms 106:40Classic cross-references

Original words

In response, threeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩H7969Number - masculine singular constructthousandאֲלָפִ֨יםH505Number - masculine pluralmenאִ֜ישׁH376Noun - masculine singularof Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הH3063Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singularwentוַיֵּרְד֡וּH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluraltoאֶל־H413Prepositionthe caveסְעִיף֮H5585Noun - masculine singular constructat the rockסֶ֣לַעH5553Noun - masculine singular constructof Etamעֵיטָם֒H5862Noun - proper - feminine singularand they askedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralSamsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןH8123Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singularDo you notהֲלֹ֤אH3808Adverb - Negative particlerealizeיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙H3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularthatכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralruleמֹשְׁלִ֥יםH4910Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralover usבָּ֙נוּ֙Preposition | first person common pluralWhatוּמַה־H4100Conjunctive waw | Interrogative. . .זֹּ֖אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularhave you doneעָשִׂ֣יתָH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularto usלָּ֑נוּPreposition | first person common pluralI have doneעָ֣שׂוּH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralto themלָהֶֽם׃Preposition | third person masculine pluralwhatכֵּ֖ןH3651Adverb-כַּאֲשֶׁר֙H834Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativethey didעָשִׂ֥יתִיH6213Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularto meלִ֔יPreposition | first person common singularhe repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Matthew 27:2Classic cross-references

Original words

But they saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralto himלוֹ֙Preposition | third person masculine singularWe have come downיָרַ֔דְנוּH3381Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralto arrest youלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣H631Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularand hand you over toלְתִתְּךָ֖H5414Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular. . .בְּיַד־H3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructthe Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430Noun - proper - masculine pluralSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singularrepliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularSwearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּH7650Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralto meלִ֔יPreposition | first person common singular-אַתֶּֽם׃H859Pronoun - second person masculine pluralthatפֶּֽן־H6435Conjunctionyou will not kill meתִּפְגְּע֥וּןH6293Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun{yourselves}בִּ֖יPreposition | first person common singular

Verse 13

Original words

Noלֹ֚אH3808Adverb - Negative particlethey answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural-לֵאמֹ֗רH559Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructwe will notלֹ֣אH3808Adverb - Negative particle. . .נְמִיתֶ֑ךָH4191Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | second person masculine singularkill youוְהָמֵ֖תH4191Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolutebutכִּֽי־H3588Conjunctionwe will tie you up securelyאָסֹ֤רH631Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute. . .נֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙H631Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | second person masculine singularand hand you over toוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | second person masculine singularthemבְיָדָ֔םH3027Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine pluralSo they bound himוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּH631Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularwith twoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙H8147Preposition-b | Number - mdnewחֲדָשִׁ֔יםH2319Adjective - masculine pluralropesעֲבֹתִ֣יםH5688Noun - common pluraland led him upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singularfromמִן־H4480Prepositionthe rockהַסָּֽלַע׃H5553Article | Noun - masculine singular

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