Judges 15:12
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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.But 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.”
In other translations
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.But 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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לוֹloto <the> himלֶאֱסָרְךָle'esarekhato bind youH631יָרַדְנוּyaradnuwe have come downH3381לְתִתְּךָletitekhato give youH5414בְּיַד־beyad-in [the] hand ofH3027פְּלִשְׁתִּיםpelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto <the> themשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123הִשָּׁבְעוּhishave'uswearH7650לִיlito <the> meפֶּן־pen-lestH6435תִּפְגְּעוּןtifge'unyou should fall !H6293בִּיbion <the> meאַתֶּם׃'atemyouH859
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Matthew 27:2And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pontius Pilate the governor.They bound Him, led Him away, and handed Him over to Pilate the governor.
- Judges 8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
- 1 Kings 2:25And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada; and he fell upon him that he died.So King Solomon sent the order to Benaiah son of Jehoiada, who struck down Adonijah, and he died.
- Acts 7:25For he supposed his brethren would have understood how that God by his hand would deliver them: but they understood not.He assumed his brothers would understand that God was using him to deliver them, but they did not.
- 1 Kings 2:34So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.So Benaiah son of Jehoiada went up, struck down Joab, and killed him. He was buried at his own home in the wilderness.
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