Judges 15:7
in Judges 15And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
KJV
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
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This verse in Judges 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
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.
This site's exposition
Who did this
on Judges 15:6-7
The Philistines “burned her and her father to death”, the threat of 14:15, so the fire she betrayed her husband to escape reached her anyway. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown read Samson's vow of vengeance as the work of a judge rather than the settling of a private score.
This site's exposition
I will not rest until I have taken vengeance
Clarke reads the burning of verse 6 as the Philistines trying to appease Samson by punishing her and her father. Samson refuses the offer. His vengeance falls on the Philistines who burned them.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us?
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The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| לָהֶם֙ | lahem | to <the> them | ||
| שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן | shimshon | Samson | H8123 → | 38 times |
| אִֽם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן | taasun | you will do ! | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| כָּזֹ֑את | kazot | like this | H2063 → | 603 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | except | H518 → | 1069 times |
| נִקַּ֥מְתִּי | nikamti | I have avenged myself | H5358 → | |
| בָכֶ֖ם | vakhem | on <the> you | ||
| וְאַחַ֥ר | veachar | and after | H310 → | 715 times |
| אֶחְדָּֽל׃ | ʾechdal | I will cease | H2308 → | 58 times |
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
לָהֶם֙to <the> them
lahem
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןSamson
shimshonH8123 →38 times
אִֽם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
תַּעֲשׂ֖וּןyou will do !
taasunH6213 →2628 times
כָּזֹ֑אתlike this
kazotH2063 →603 times
כִּ֛יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אִם־except
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
נִקַּ֥מְתִּיI have avenged myself
nikamtiH5358 →
בָכֶ֖םon <the> you
vakhem
וְאַחַ֥רand after
veacharH310 →715 times
אֶחְדָּֽל׃I will cease
ʾechdalH2308 →58 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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.”
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
- Hebrews 10:30
For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”
- Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”
- Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
- Romans 12:17
Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Carefully consider what is right in the eyes of everybody.
- Deuteronomy 32:35
Through
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.)
it leads to
- Joshua 11:20
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts to engage Israel in battle, so that they would be set apart for destruction and would receive no mercy, being annihilated as the LORD…
- Joshua 11:20
Through
Judges 14:19Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the…
it leads to
- Judges 3:10
The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
- 1 Samuel 11:6
When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
- Judges 3:10
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.