Judges 15:3
And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
Judges 15:3 in other translations
| BSB | Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines.” |
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| WEB | Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in the case of the Philistines when I harm them.” |
| ASV | And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief. |
| YLT | And Samson saith of them, ‘I am more innocent this time than the Philistines, though I am doing with them evil.' |
| DARBY | And Samson said to them, This time I am blameless toward the Philistines, though I do them harm. |
| BBE | Then Samson said to them, This time I will give payment in full to the Philistines, for I am going to do them great evil. |
| Webster | And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. |
What does Judges 15:3 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jud 15:3-8. He Burns the Philistines' Corn.
3. 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.Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 15:1-8
Samson kills a thousand of the Philistines with a jaw-bone. (9-17) His distress from thirst. (18-20) Verses 1-8 When there are differences between relations, let those be reckoned the wisest and best, who are most forward to forgive or forget, and most willing to stoop and yield for the sake of peace. In the means which Samson employed, we must look at the power of God supplying them, and making them successful, to…
Judges 15:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 15:3
- Judges 14:15
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
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Context
- Judges 15:2
And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
- Judges 15:3
And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
- Judges 15:4
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
Judges 15:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Samsón les respondió: Yo seré sin culpa esta vez para con los Filisteos, si mal les hiciere. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samson leur dit: Cette fois je suis innocent à l’égard des Philistins si je leur fais du mal. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Simson zu ihnen: Diesmal bin ich schuldlos an den Philistern, wenn ich ihnen Übles tue. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cui Samson respondit: Ab hac die non erit culpa in me contra Philisthæos: faciam enim vobis mala. |