Judges 15:7

Judges 15:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
• New International Version (NIV)Samson said to them, “Since you’ve acted like this, I swear that I won’t stop until I get my revenge on you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samson said to them, "If this is what you do, I swear I will be avenged on you, and after that I will quit."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Samson said to them, “Since you would do a thing like this, I will surely take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”

Context of Judges 15:7

5Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves. 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. And 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. 9Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.

Judges 15:7 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אִֽם־תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן כָּזֹ֑את כִּ֛י אִם־נִקַּ֥מְתִּי בָכֶ֖ם וְאַחַ֥ר אֶחְדָּֽל׃Read the interlinear

• And Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• toldאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Becauseאִם'im · ifH518
• you have doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thisזֹאתzô'th · thisH2063
• I will not restחָדַלchâdal · to ceaseH2308
• untilכִּי [אם]kîy · that if: exceptH3588
• until[כִּי] אם'im · if: exceptH518
• I have taken vengeanceנָקַםnâqam · to avengeH5358
• ·אַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Judges 15:7

• Judges 14:4(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
• Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”

Commentaries on Judges 15:7

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-10The cycle of revenge was complex (see Judges 9:7–21). First, Samson sought revenge on the Philistine community, not his in-laws. Then, the Philistines recognized Samson as a victim of injustice (see study note on Judges 14:20) and retaliated against his in-laws. This prompted Samson to avenge his in-laws by attacking the Philistines. This series of events nearly led to a war with Israel. God was starting to rescue Israel through Samson (Judges 13:5; see 1…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. Samson said ..., Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you--By that act the husbandmen had been the instruments in avenging his private and personal wrongs. But as a judge, divinely appointed to deliver Israel, his work of retribution was not yet accomplished.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 15:7

• Revenge
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In the dictionaries

• Samson
• Displeasure
• Fast
• Hip
• Visit
• Israel, History of
• Judges, Book of
• Judges, Period of
• Shephelah
• Philistines

Commentaries on Judges 15

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings