Judges 15:4
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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.Then 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.
In other translations
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.Then 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.
Hebrew words
וַיֵּלֶךְvaiyelekhand he wentH1980שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123וַיִּלְכֹּדvaiyilkodand he capturedH3920שְׁלֹשׁ־shelosh-threeH7969מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967שׁוּעָלִיםshu'alimfoxesH7776וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947לַפִּדִיםlapidimtorchesH3940וַיֶּפֶןvaiyefenand he turnedH6437זָנָבzanavtailH2180אֶל־'el-toH413זָנָבzanavtailH2180וַיָּשֶׂםvaiyasemand he putH7760לַפִּידlapida torchH3940אֶחָד'echadoneH259בֵּין־bein-betweenH996שְׁנֵיshenei[the] twoH8147הַזְּנָבוֹתhazenavotthe tailsH2180בַּתָּוֶךְ׃batavekhin the middleH8432
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Lamentations 5:18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.because of Mount Zion, which lies desolate, patrolled by foxes.
- Psalm 63:10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
- Song of Solomon 2:15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.Catch for us the foxes— the little foxes that ruin the vineyards— for our vineyards are in bloom.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.
People and places
People: Samson