Judges 15:6
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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.“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.
In other translations
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.“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.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430מִיmiwho?H4310עָשָׂה'asahdid he doH6213זֹאתzotthis [thing]H2063וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559שִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123חֲתַןchatan[the] son-in-law ofH2860הַתִּמְנִיhatimnithe TimniteH8554כִּיkiforH3588לָקַחlakachhe has takenH3947אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אִשְׁתּוֹ'ishtowife hisH802וַיִּתְּנָהּvaiyitenahand he has given herH5414לְמֵרֵעֵהוּlemere'ehuto companion hisH4828וַיַּעֲלוּvaiya'aluand they went upH5927פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430וַיִּשְׂרְפוּvaiyisrefuand they burnedH8313אוֹתָהּ'otah<obj.> herH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אָבִיהָ'avihafather herH1בָּאֵשׁ׃ba'eshwith <the> fireH784
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Judges 14:15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
- 1 Thessalonians 4:6That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.
- Proverbs 22:8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
- Judges 12:1And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.Then the men of Ephraim assembled and crossed the Jordan to Zaphon. They said to Jephthah, “Why have you crossed over to fight the Ammonites without calling us to go with you? We will burn your house down with you inside!”
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People and places
People: Samson
Places: Timnah