Judges 15:3

Judges 15:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
• New International Version (NIV)Samson said to them, “This time I have a right to get even with the Philistines; I will really harm them.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samson said to them, "This time I shall be innocent in regard to the Philistines, when I do them harm."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Samson said to them, “This time I shall be blameless regarding the Philistines if I harm them!”

Context of Judges 15:3

1Later, Samson went to visit his wife at the time of the wheat harvest. He took a young goat with him as a gift. He said to her father, ‘I am going into my wife's room to sleep with her.’ But her father stopped him. 2He said, ‘I was sure that you hated my daughter. So I have given her to your special friend to be his wife. Look at her younger sister. She is more beautiful. Take her as your wife, instead.’ Samson said, ‘This time I will not be guilty when I punish the Philistines!’ 4So he went out and he caught 300 foxes. He tied the foxes in pairs by their tails. He tied some dry grass to each pair of tails. 5Then he lit the grass with fire. He made the foxes run through the fields where the wheat was growing. The fire destroyed all the Philistines' crops, whether they had already cut it down or not. The fire also destroyed their vines and their olive trees.

Judges 15:3 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן נִקֵּ֥יתִי הַפַּ֖עַם מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים כִּֽי־עֹשֶׂ֥ה אֲנִ֛י עִמָּ֖ם רָעָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• concerning them, Nowפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
• shall I be more blamelessנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352
• than the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• though I doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• them a displeasureרָעָהra‛ râ‛âh · distress: harmH7451

Cross-references for Judges 15:3

• Judges 14:15On the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, ‘Find a way to make your husband tell you the answer. If you do not, we will use fire to destroy your father's house, with you inside it! Did you ask us to come to your marriage party to make us poor?’

Commentaries on Judges 15:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3See the margin. Before, when the Philistines injured him he was in covenant with the Timnathites through his marriage and by the rites of hospitality, for which reason he went off to Ashkelon to take his revenge Judges 14:19. But now the Philistines themselves had broken this bond, and so he was free to take his revenge on the spot.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-5In revenge, Samson destroyed the grain harvest, vineyards, and olive groves.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-83. Samson said ..., Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines--This nefarious conduct provoked the hero's just indignation, and he resolved to take signal vengeance.Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 15:3

• Samson

In the dictionaries

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

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