Judges 15 · Verse 11

Judges 15:11

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? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
Judges 15:11, King James Version

Judges 15:11 in other translations

BSBIn response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?” “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.
WEBThen three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in Etam’s rock, and said to Samson, “Don’t you know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?” He said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”
ASVThen three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
YLTAnd three thousand men of Judah go down unto the cleft of the rock Etam, and say to Samson, ‘Hast thou now known that the Philistines are rulers over us? and what is this thou hast done to us?' And he saith to them, ‘As they did to me, so I did to them.'
DARBYThen three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the cliff Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? And what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.
BBEThen three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.
WebsterThen 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 to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

What does Judges 15:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 15:9-17

Jud 15:9-13. He Is Bound by the Men of Judah, and Delivered to the Philistines. 9-17. Then the Philistines went up--to the high land of Judah. and spread themselves in Lehi--now El-Lekieh, abounding with limestone cliffs; the sides of which are perforated with caves. The object of the Philistines in this expedition was to apprehend Samson, in revenge for the great slaughter he had committed on their people. With a…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 11 Three thousand men of Judah went - It appears evidently from this that Samson was strongly posted, and they thought that no less than three thousand men were necessary to reduce him.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 15:9-17

Sin dispirits men, it hides from their eyes the things that belong to their peace. The Israelites blamed Samson for what he had done against the Philistines, as if he had done them a great injury. Thus our Lord Jesus did many good works, and for those the Jews were ready to stone him. When the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, his cords were loosed: where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty, and those are…

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Judges 15:11 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּרְד֡וּvai.ye.re.Duand they went downH3381
שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩she.lo.ShetthreeH7969
אֲלָפִ֨ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H505
אִ֜ישׁ'ishmanH376
מִֽיהוּדָ֗הmi.hu.Dahfrom JudahH3063
אֶל\־'el-toH413
סְעִיף֮se.'If[the] cleft ofH5585
סֶ֣לַעSe.la'[the] rock ofH5553
עֵיטָם֒'ei.TamEtamH5862
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
לְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןle.shim.Shonto SamsonH8123
הֲלֹ֤אha.Lo'¿ notH3808
יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ya.Da'.tado you knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
מֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.Lim[are] rulingH4910
בָּ֙נוּ֙ba.nuover <the> us
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
וּמַה\־u.mah-and what?H4100
זֹּ֖אתzotthisH2063
עָשִׂ֣יתָ'a.Si.tahave you doneH6213
לָּ֑נוּLa.nuto <the> us
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לָהֶ֔םla.Hemto <the> them
כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.Sherjust asH834
עָ֣שׂוּ'A.suthey didH6213
לִ֔יLito <the> me
כֵּ֖ןkensoH3651
עָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiI have doneH6213
לָהֶֽם\׃la.Hemto <the> them

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Judges 15:11

  • Judges 14:4

    But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

  • Judges 13:1

    And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

  • Psalms 106:40-42

    Therefore was the wrath of the Lord kindled against his people, insomuch that he abhorred his own inheritance. And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them. Their enemies also oppressed them, and they were brought into subjection under their hand.

  • Deuteronomy 28:13

    And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

  • Deuteronomy 28:47-48

    Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
went. Heb. went down. the rock Etam.Probably near the town Etam, mentioned in 1 Ch 4:32.
Philistines.
13:1; 14:4; De 28:13,47,48; Ps 106:41

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Judges 15:10

    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.

  • Judges 15:11

    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? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.

  • Judges 15:12

    And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

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Judges 15:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vinieron tres mil hombres de Judá á la cueva de la peña de Etam, y dijeron á Samsón: ¿No sabes tú que los Filisteos dominan sobre nosotros? ¿por qué nos has hecho esto? Y él les respondió: Yo les he hecho como ellos me hicieron.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et 3 000 hommes de Juda descendirent à la caverne du rocher d’Étam, et dirent à Samson: Ne sais-tu pas que les Philistins dominent sur nous? Et que nous as-tu fait? Et il leur dit: Comme ils m’ont fait, ainsi je leur ai fait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da zogen dreitausend Mann von Juda zur Kluft des Felsens Etam hinab und sprachen zu Simson: Weißt du nicht, daß die Philister über uns herrschen? und warum hast du uns das getan? Und er sprach zu ihnen: Wie sie mir getan, also habe ich ihnen getan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Descenderunt ergo tria millia virorum de Juda ad specum silicis Etam, dixeruntque ad Samson: Nescis quod Philisthiim imperent nobis? quare hoc facere voluisti? Quibus ille ait: Sicut fecerunt mihi, sic feci eis.