Judges 15 · Verse 6

Judges 15:6

Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
Judges 15:6, King James Version

Judges 15:6 in other translations

BSB“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded. “It was Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite,” they were told. “For his wife was given to his companion.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.
WEBThen the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” They said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” The Philistines came up, and burned her and her father with fire.
ASVThen the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.
YLTAnd the Philistines say, ‘Who hath done this?' And they say, ‘Samson, son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken away his wife, and giveth her to his companion;' and the Philistines go up, and burn her and her father with fire.
DARBYAnd the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burned her and her father with fire.
BBEThen the Philistines said, Who has done this? And they said, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his friend. So the Philistines came up and had her and her father's house burned.
WebsterThen the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

What does Judges 15:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Who hath done this--The author of this outrage, and the cause that provoked such an extraordinary retaliation, soon became known; and the sufferers, enraged by the destruction of their crops, rushing with tumultuous fury to the house of Samson's wife, "burnt her and her father with fire." This was a remarkable retribution. To avoid this menace, she had betrayed her husband; and by that unprincipled conduct, eventually exposed herself to the horrid doom which, at the sacrifice of conjugal fidelity, she had sought to escape [Jud 14:15].

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 6 Burnt her and her father - This was probably done to appease Samson: as they saw he had been unjustly treated both by his wife and her father; therefore they destroyed them both, that they might cause his wrath to cease from them. And this indeed seems intimated in the following verse: And Samson said - Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you; that is, I am not yet satisfied: ye have done me great wrongs, I must have proportionate redress; then I shall rest satisfied.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · 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…

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Judges 15:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
פְלִשְׁתִּים֮fe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
עָ֣שָׂה'A.sahdid he doH6213
זֹאת֒zoTthis [thing]H2063
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnSamsonH8123
חֲתַ֣ןcha.Tan[the] son-in-law ofH2860
הַתִּמְנִ֔יha.tim.Nithe TimniteH8554
כִּ֚יkiforH3588
לָקַ֣חla.Kachhe has takenH3947
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.Towife hisH802
וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּvai.yi.te.Nahand he has given herH5414
לְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּle.me.re.'E.huto companion hisH4828
וַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.Luand they went upH5927
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430
וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּvai.yis.re.Fuand they burnedH8313
אוֹתָ֛הּ'o.Tah<obj.> herH853
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אָבִ֖יהָ'a.Vi.hafather herH1
בָּאֵֽשׁ\׃ba.'Eshwith <the> fireH784

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Cross references for Judges 15:6

  • 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?

  • Proverbs 22:8

    He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

  • 1 Thessalonians 4:6

    That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.

  • Judges 12:1

    And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
and burnt.
12:1; 14:15; Pr 22:8; 1Th 4:6

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Context

  • Judges 15:5

    And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.

  • Judges 15:6

    Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

  • Judges 15:7

    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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Judges 15:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y dijeron los Filisteos: ¿Quién hizo esto? Y fuéles dicho: Samsón, el yerno del Timnateo, porque le quitó su mujer y la dió á su compañero. Y vinieron los Filisteos, y quemaron á fuego á ella y á su padre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et les Philistins dirent: Qui a fait cela? Et on dit: Samson, le gendre du Thimnite; parce qu’il lui a pris sa femme et l’a donnée à son compagnon. Et les Philistins montèrent, et la brûlèrent au feu, elle et son père.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und die Philister sprachen: Wer hat das getan? Und man sagte: Simson, der Eidam des Timniters, weil er ihm sein Weib genommen und sie seinem Gesellen gegeben hat. Da zogen die Philister hinauf und verbrannten sie und ihren Vater mit Feuer.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixeruntque Philisthiim: Quis fecit hanc rem? Quibus dictum est: Samson gener Thamnathæi: quia tulit uxorem ejus, et alteri tradidit, hæc operatus est. Ascenderuntque Philisthiim, et combusserunt tam mulierem quam patrem ejus.