Judges 15:1 But it came to pass within a while after,3117 in the time3117 of wheat2406 harvest,7105 that Samson8123 visited6485 his wife802 with a kid;1423 5795 and he said,559 I will go in935 to my wife802 into the chamber.2315 But her father1 would not suffer5414 him to go in.935 cr 2 And her father1 said,559 I verily559 thought559 that thou hadst utterly8130 hated8130 her; therefore I gave5414 her to thy companion:4828 is not her younger6996 sister269 fairer2896 than she? take her,{Heb. let her be thine} I pray thee, instead of her. cr

Judges 15:3 And Samson8123 said559 concerning them, Now6471 shall I be more blameless5352 than the Philistines,6430 though{Or, now shall I be blameless from the Philistines, though, etc.} I do6213 them a displeasure.7451 cr 4 And Samson8123 went3212 and caught3920 three7969 hundred3967 foxes,7776 and took3947 firebrands,3940{Or, torches} and turned6437 tail2180 to tail,2180 and put7760 a259 firebrand3940 in the midst8432 between two8147 tails.2180 cr 5 And when he had set1197 the brands3940 on fire,784 he let them go7971 into the standing corn7054 of the Philistines,6430 and burnt up1197 both the shocks,1430 and also the standing corn,7054 with the vineyards3754 and olives.2132 cr

Judges 15:6 Then the Philistines6430 said,559 Who hath done6213 this? And they answered,559 Samson,8123 the son in law2860 of the Timnite,8554 because he had taken3947 his wife,802 and given5414 her to his companion.4828 And the Philistines6430 came up,5927 and burnt8313 her and her father1 with fire.784 cr

Judges 15:7 And Samson8123 said559 unto them, Though518 ye have done6213 this,2063 yet will I be avenged5358 of you, and after310 that I will cease.2308 cr 8 And he smote5221 them hip7785 and5921 thigh3409 with a great1419 slaughter:4347 and he went down3381 and dwelt3427 in the top5585 of the rock5553 Etam.5862 cr

Judges 15:9 Then the Philistines6430 went up,5927 and pitched2583 in Judah,3063 and spread5203 themselves in Lehi.3896 cr 10 And the men376 of Judah3063 said,559 Why are ye come up5927 against us? And they answered,559 To bind631 Samson8123 are we come up,5927 to do6213 to him as he hath done6213 to us. cr 11 Then three7969 thousand505 men376 of Judah3063 went3381{Heb. went down} to the top5585 of the rock5553 Etam,5862 and said559 to Samson,8123 Knowest3045 thou not that the Philistines6430 are rulers4910 over us? what is this that thou hast done6213 unto us? And he said559 unto them, As they did6213 unto me, so have I done6213 unto them. cr 12 And they said559 unto him, We are come down3381 to bind631 thee, that we may deliver5414 thee into the hand3027 of the Philistines.6430 And Samson8123 said559 unto them, Swear7650 unto me, that ye will not fall upon6293 me yourselves. cr 13 And they spake559 unto him, saying,559 No; but we will bind631 thee fast,631 and deliver5414 thee into their hand:3027 but surely4191 we will not kill4191 thee. And they bound631 him with two8147 new2319 cords,5688 and brought him up5927 from the rock.5553 cr

Judges 15:14 And when he came935 unto Lehi,3896 the Philistines6430 shouted7321 against7125 him: and the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came mightily6743 upon him, and the cords5688 that were upon his arms2220 became as flax6593 that was burnt1197 with fire,784 and his bands612 loosed4549{Heb. were melted} from off his hands.3027 cr 15 And he found4672 a new2961{Heb. moist} jawbone3895 of an ass,2543 and put forth7971 his hand,3027 and took3947 it, and slew5221 a thousand505 men376 therewith. cr 16 And Samson8123 said,559 With the jawbone3895 of an ass,2543 heaps2565 upon heaps,2565{Heb. an heap, two heaps} with the jaw3895 of an ass2543 have I slain5221 a thousand505 men.376 cr 17 And it came to pass, when he had made an end3615 of speaking,1696 that he cast away7993 the jawbone3895 out of his hand,3027 and called7121 that place4725 Ramathlehi.7437{that is, the lifting up of the jawbone, or, casting away of the jawbone} cr

Judges 15:18 And he was sore3966 athirst,6770 and called7121 on the LORD,3068 and said,559 Thou hast given5414 this great1419 deliverance8668 into the hand3027 of thy servant:5650 and now shall I die4191 for thirst,6772 and fall5307 into the hand3027 of the uncircumcised?6189 cr 19 But God430 clave1234 an hollow place4388 that was in the jaw,3895{Or, Lehi} and there came3318 water4325 thereout; and when he had drunk,8354 his spirit7307 came again,7725 and he revived:2421 wherefore he called7121 the name8034 thereof Enhakkore,5875{that is, the well of him that called or cried} which is in Lehi3896 unto this day.3117 cr 20 And he judged8199 Israel3478 in the days3117 of the Philistines6430 twenty6242 years.8141 cr