Judges 15:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 15:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
לֶאֱסָרְךָ֣
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
יָרַ֔דְנוּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
לְתִתְּךָ֖
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶם֙
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
הִשָּׁבְע֣וּ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לִ֔י
פֶּֽן
pên
H6435
lest
תִּפְגְּע֥וּן
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בִּ֖י
אַתֶּֽם
ʼattâh
H859
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said to him, We have come down to bind you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines. Samson said to them, Swear to me that you will not fall on me yourselves.
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you, to give you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not strike me yourselves.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).