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Judges 15:3-8
4Then Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123went outוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and caughtוַיִּלְכֹּ֖דvai.yil.KodH3920threeשְׁלֹשׁ־she.losh-H7969hundredמֵא֣וֹתme.'otH3967foxesשׁוּעָלִ֑יםshu.'a.LimH7776.And he tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947torchesלַפִּדִ֗יםla.pi.DimH3940,turnedוַיֶּ֤פֶןvai.Ye.fenH6437the foxes tail-to-tailאֶל־'el-H2180H413,and fastenedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760aאֶחָ֛ד'e.ChadH259torchלַפִּ֥ידla.PidH3940betweenבֵּין־bein-H996each pairשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147of tailsבַּתָּֽוֶךְ׃ba.Ta.vekhH2180H8432.
5Then he litוַיַּבְעֶר־ אֵשׁ֙vai.yav.'er- 'eshH1197H784the torchesבַּלַּפִּידִ֔יםba.la.pi.DimH3940and releasedוַיְשַׁלַּ֖חvay.sha.LachH7971the foxesinto the standing grainבְּקָמ֣וֹתbe.ka.MotH7054of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,burning upוַיַּבְעֵ֛רvai.yav.'ErH1197the piles of grainמִגָּדִ֥ישׁ וְעַד־mi.ga.Dish ve.'ad-H1430H5704and the standing grainקָמָ֖הka.MahH7054,as well asוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the vineyardsכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754and olive grovesזָֽיִת׃Za.yitH2132.
6“Whoמִ֣יmiH4310didעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213thisזֹאת֒zoTH2063?”the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.TimH6430demandedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “It was Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123,the son-in-lawחֲתַ֣ןcha.TanH2860of the Timniteהַתִּמְנִ֔יha.tim.NiH8554,”they were toldוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “Forכִּ֚יkiH3588לָקַ֣חla.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802was givenוַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.NahH5414to his companionלְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huH4828.”So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430went upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927and burnedוַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.FuH8313her and her fatherאָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.haH1אוֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853to deathבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.
7And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, “Becauseאִֽם־'im-H518you have doneתַּעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisכָּזֹ֑אתka.ZotH2063,I will not restאֶחְדָּֽל׃'ech.DalH2308untilכִּ֛י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518I have taken vengeanceנִקַּ֥מְתִּיni.Kam.tiH5358upon youוְאַחַ֥רve.'a.CharH310.”
8And he struckוַיַּ֨ךְvai.YakhH5221themאוֹתָ֥ם'o.TamH853ruthlesslyשׁ֛וֹק עַל־ יָרֵ֖ךְShok 'al- ya.RekhH7785H5921H3409with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֣הma.KahH4347,and then went downוַיֵּ֣רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381and stayedוַיֵּ֔שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in the caveבִּסְעִ֖יףbis.'IfH5585at the rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553of Etamעֵיטָֽם׃ ס'ei.TamH5862.
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
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