And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.
WEB
Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines.”
YLT
And Samson saith of them, `I am more innocent this time than the Philistines, though I am doing with them evil.'
DBT
And Samson said to them, This time I am blameless toward the Philistines, though I do them harm.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentJudges — The post-conquest slide into cyclical apostasy. Twelve judges delivering Israel from successive oppressors, a pattern repeating seven times, and an appendix whose violence diagnoses a nation with no king.
- Author
- Anonymous; rabbinic tradition attributes to Samuel (Bava Batra 14b)
- Date
- Events c. 1375–1050 BC; compilation during the early monarchy