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Isn&#8217t her younger sister more attractive? Take her instead.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> “I truly thought you must hate her,” her father explained, “so I gave her in marriage to your best man. But look, her younger sister is even more beautiful than she is. Marry her instead.” <a href="/esv/judges/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> And her father said, “I really thought that you utterly hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.” <a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.” <a href="/kjv/judges/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/15.htm">New King James Version</a> Her father said, “I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please, take her instead.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Her father said, “I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not more beautiful than she? Please let her be yours instead.” <a href="/nasb/judges/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Her father said, &#8220I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please let her be yours instead.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And her father said, “I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please let her be yours instead.” <a href="/lsb/judges/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And her father said, “I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please let her be yours instead.” <a href="/amp/judges/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Her father said, “I really thought you utterly hated her; so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not more beautiful than she? Please take her [as your wife] instead.” <a href="/csb/judges/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “I was sure you hated her,” her father said, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she is? Why not take her instead? ” <a href="/hcsb/judges/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I was sure you hated her,&#8221 her father said, &#8220so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Isn&#8217t her younger sister more beautiful than she is? Why not take her instead?&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/judges/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "When you left the way you did, I thought you were divorcing her. So I arranged for her to marry one of the young men who were at your party. But my younger daughter is even prettier, and you can have her as your wife." <a href="/erv/judges/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Her father said, "I thought you hated her. So I gave her to your best man. Isn't her younger sister better looking? Marry her instead!" <a href="/gnt/judges/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> He told Samson, "I really thought that you hated her, so I gave her to your friend. But her younger sister is prettier, anyway. You can have her, instead." <a href="/isv/judges/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Her father said, "Because I honestly thought that you hated her deeply, I gave her in marriage to your best man. Isn't her younger sister better than she? Please then, let her be yours instead." <a href="/msb/judges/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,? said her father, ?so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.? <a href="/net/judges/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Her father said, "I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!" <a href="/nheb/judges/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Her father said, "I most certainly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn't her younger sister more beautiful than she is? Please take her, instead." <a href="/wbt/judges/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/judges/15.htm">World English Bible</a> Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and her father says, “I certainly said that you surely hated her, and I give her to your companion; is her younger sister not better than she? Please let her be to you instead of her.” <a href="/ylt/judges/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister -- the young one -- better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.' <a href="/slt/judges/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And her father will say, Saying, I said that hating, thou didst hate her, and I will give her to thy companion: is not her small sister good above her? Now she shall be to thee in her stead.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> I thought thou hadst hated her, and therefore I gave her to thy friend: but she hath a sister, who is younger and fairer than she, take her to wife instead of her. <a href="/cpdv/judges/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “I thought that you would hate her, and therefore I gave her to your friend. But she has a sister, who is younger and more beautiful than she is. And she may be a wife for you, instead of her.” <a href="/nabre/judges/15.htm">New American Bible</a> He said, “I thought you hated her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is better; you may have her instead.” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Her father said, “I was sure that you had rejected her; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister prettier than she? Why not take her instead?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And her father said, I surely thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your groomsman; behold, her younger sister, who is fairer than she, take her to wife instead. <a href="/hpbt/judges/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And her father said: I had thought that you hated her, and I gave her to your Groomsman. Behold, her younger sister who is better than she will be yours in her place”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/judges/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And her father spoke, saying, I said that thou didst surely hate her, and I gave her to one of thy friends: is not her younger sister better than she? let her be to thee instead of her. <a href="/parallel/judges/15-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=4461" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Samson's Revenge</a> 1Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter. 2<a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">“I was sure</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mōr (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śā·nō (V-Qal-InfAbs) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate.">you thoroughly hated her,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8130.htm" title="8130: śə·nê·ṯāh (V-Qal-Perf-2ms:: 3fs) -- To hate. A primitive root; to hate."></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">her father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: wā·’et·tə·nen·nāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs:: 3fse) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">“so I gave her</a> <a href="/hebrew/4828.htm" title="4828: lə·mê·rê·‘e·ḵā (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- Friend, companion. From ra'ah in the sense of companionship; a friend.">to one of the men who accompanied you.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">Is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: haq·qə·ṭan·nāh (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">her younger</a> <a href="/hebrew/269.htm" title="269: ’ă·ḥō·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- Sister. Irregular feminine of 'ach; a sister (like 'Ezrachiy), literally and figuratively).">sister</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇāh (Adj-fs) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">more beautiful</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nāh (Prep:: 3fs) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">than she?</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tə·hî- (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">take her</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: taḥ·te·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">instead.”</a> 3Samson said to them, “This time I will be blameless in doing harm to the Philistines.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/judges/14-20.htm">Judges 14:20</a> and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him. <a href="/judges/14-1.htm">Judges 14:1-3</a> One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. / So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” / But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.” <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Judges 16:4-5</a> Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. / The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” <a href="/genesis/29-23.htm">Genesis 29:23-25</a> But when evening came, Laban took his daughter Leah and gave her to Jacob, and he slept with her. / And Laban gave his servant girl Zilpah to his daughter Leah as her maidservant. / When morning came, there was Leah! “What have you done to me?” Jacob said to Laban. “Wasn’t it for Rachel that I served you? Why have you deceived me?” <a href="/1_samuel/18-19.htm">1 Samuel 18:19</a> So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah. <a href="/matthew/19-8.htm">Matthew 19:8</a> Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart. But it was not this way from the beginning. <a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a> If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. / If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, / and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, ... <a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31-32</a> It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ / But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery. <a href="/mark/10-4.htm">Mark 10:4-5</a> They answered, “Moses permitted a man to write his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away.” / But Jesus told them, “Moses wrote this commandment for you because of your hardness of heart. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-10.htm">1 Corinthians 7:10-11</a> To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. / But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife. <a href="/hosea/2-2.htm">Hosea 2:2</a> Rebuke your mother, rebuke her, for she is not My wife, and I am not her husband. Let her remove the adultery from her face and the unfaithfulness from between her breasts. <a href="/jeremiah/3-1.htm">Jeremiah 3:1</a> “If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD. <a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-16</a> Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith. <a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a> Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?” / Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? ... <a href="/luke/16-18.htm">Luke 16:18</a> Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery, and he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And her father said, I truly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray you, instead of her.I verily<a href="/judges/14-16.htm">Judges 14:16,20</a> And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee? … <a href="/acts/26-9.htm">Acts 26:9</a> I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.gave<a href="/judges/14-20.htm">Judges 14:20</a> But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.<a href="/genesis/38-14.htm">Genesis 38:14</a> And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.take her.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/judges/14-20.htm">Companion</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/judges/14-16.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/judges/11-7.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/luke/8-55.htm">Her</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-62.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Intensely</a> <a href="/judges/13-15.htm">Please</a> <a href="/judges/11-9.htm">Really</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-23.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-22.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/joshua/13-6.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-18.htm">Thoroughly</a> <a href="/judges/8-11.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/judges/5-23.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-6.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Young</a> <a href="/judges/3-9.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/16-12.htm">Beautiful</a> <a href="/judges/15-6.htm">Companion</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-11.htm">Hadst</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-15.htm">Hate</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-4.htm">Hated</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-28.htm">Her</a> <a href="/judges/20-5.htm">Instead</a> <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Intensely</a> <a href="/judges/16-6.htm">Please</a> <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">Really</a> <a href="/judges/17-6.htm">Seemed</a> <a href="/ruth/1-15.htm">Sister</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">Sure</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-18.htm">Thoroughly</a> <a href="/judges/16-20.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/judges/20-39.htm">Utterly</a> <a href="/judges/17-3.htm">Verily</a> <a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Young</a> <a href="/ruth/3-10.htm">Younger</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 15</div>1. <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Samson is denied his wife</a> 3. <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands</a> 6. <a href="/judges/15-6.htm">His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines</a> 8. <a href="/judges/15-8.htm">Samson smites them hip and thigh</a> 9. <a href="/judges/15-9.htm">He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines</a> 14. <a href="/judges/15-14.htm">He kills them with a jawbone</a> 18. <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, The father’s assumption reflects the cultural norms of the time, where marriages were often arranged and based on alliances rather than love. The father's decision is based on his interpretation of Samson's actions, which he perceives as rejection. This reflects the patriarchal society where fathers had significant control over their daughters' marriages. The phrase also highlights the misunderstanding and lack of communication between Samson and his father-in-law, which is a recurring theme in Samson's narrative.“so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you.” This action underscores the lack of agency women had in ancient times, as the daughter is given to another man without her consent. It also reflects the customs of the time, where a woman’s marital status could be changed by her father’s decision. The men who accompanied Samson were likely Philistines, indicating the complex relationships between the Israelites and Philistines during this period. This act of giving Samson's wife to another man sets the stage for further conflict between Samson and the Philistines.“Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she?” The father attempts to placate Samson by offering another daughter, which reflects the practice of polygamy and the view of women as commodities. The mention of beauty as a bargaining tool highlights the superficial values placed on women in that era. This also echoes the biblical theme of sibling rivalry and preference, seen in stories like Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29), where beauty and favor play significant roles in marital arrangements.“Please take her instead.” The father's plea indicates desperation and a desire to maintain peace with Samson, who is known for his strength and volatile nature. This offer can be seen as an attempt to rectify the situation and avoid Samson's wrath. It also reflects the cultural practice of substitution in marriage arrangements, where a younger sibling could replace an elder in certain circumstances. This plea foreshadows the continued tension and conflict in Samson's life, as his personal relationships often lead to broader national consequences.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samson.htm">Samson</a> A judge of Israel known for his extraordinary strength, which was a gift from God. He was a Nazirite from birth, dedicated to God, and his life was marked by conflict with the Philistines. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samson's_father-in-law.htm">Samson's Father-in-law</a> The father of Samson's wife, who made the decision to give her to another man, believing Samson had rejected her. 3. <a href="/topical/s/samson's_wife.htm">Samson's Wife</a> Initially married to Samson, she was given to another man by her father, which led to further conflict between Samson and the Philistines. 4. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> The primary adversaries of Israel during Samson's time. They were a powerful and oppressive force against whom Samson frequently fought. 5. <a href="/topical/t/timnah.htm">Timnah</a> The location where Samson's wife was from and where much of the conflict in this chapter takes place.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_impulsive_decisions.htm">The Consequences of Impulsive Decisions</a> Samson's choice to marry a Philistine woman led to a series of conflicts. This highlights the importance of seeking God's guidance in our decisions, especially those that can have long-term consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctity_of_marriage.htm">The Sanctity of Marriage</a> The actions of Samson's father-in-law in giving his daughter to another man violate the sanctity of marriage. This serves as a reminder of the importance of honoring marital commitments. <a href="/topical/h/handling_betrayal.htm">Handling Betrayal</a> Samson's response to betrayal was one of anger and vengeance. As Christians, we are called to respond to betrayal with forgiveness and to trust God for justice. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_and_familial_pressures.htm">Cultural and Familial Pressures</a> The account illustrates how cultural and familial pressures can lead to actions that are contrary to God's will. We must be vigilant in aligning our actions with biblical principles, even when faced with external pressures.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 15</a> <a href="/q/what_context_justifies_psalm_58's_curses.htm">Which historical context supports the harsh curses in Psalm 58 when other biblical texts advocate forgiveness?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_jesus's_testimony_meet_witness_rules.htm">John 8:14-18: How do Jesus's statements about His testimony reconcile with other biblical passages that require two or more witnesses?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_paul_restrict_women's_authority.htm">Why does Paul say women should not have authority over men (1 Timothy 2:12)?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_the_concubine_stay_with_her_dad.htm">Judges 19:2--What historical or cultural factors would explain why the Levite's concubine stayed with her father instead of returning home?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) Verily thought . . . utterly hated.--In the emphatic simplicity of the Hebrew style it is, Saying I said that hating, thou hatest her. As Samson had left his wife in anger immediately after the wedding feast, the father might have reasonably supposed that he meant finally to desert her.I gave her.--This must mean I have betrothed her, for otherwise she would not have still been living in her father's house. But if the father had been an honourable man he could not under these circumstances have done less than restore the dowry which Manoah had given for her.To thy companion.--See on <a href="/judges/14-20.htm" title="But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.">Judges 14:20</a>.Her younger sister.--The father sought in this way to repair the wrong he had inflicted, and to offer some equivalent for the dower which he had wrongly appropriated.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 2. - Is not her younger sister, etc. Samson's father-in-law might well have thought that Samson had forsaken his wife, and would never forgive her treachery. Possibly too he was a covetous man, and glad to get a second dower. Anyhow, his answer was conciliatory; but Samson was not in a mood to accept excuses, or be softened by conciliation. <a href="/commentaries/judges/15-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“I was sure וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say you thoroughly hated her,” שָׂנֹ֣א (śā·nō) Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8130.htm">Strong's 8130: </a> To hate said אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say her father, אָבִ֗יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father “so I gave וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה (wā·’et·tə·nen·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set her to one of the men who accompanied you. לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ (lə·mê·rê·‘e·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4828.htm">Strong's 4828: </a> Friend, companion Is not הֲלֹ֨א (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no her younger הַקְּטַנָּה֙ (haq·qə·ṭan·nāh) Article | Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant sister אֲחֹתָ֤הּ (’ă·ḥō·ṯāh) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_269.htm">Strong's 269: </a> Sister -- a sister more beautiful טוֹבָ֣ה (ṭō·w·ḇāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> Pleasant, agreeable, good than she? מִמֶּ֔נָּה (mim·men·nāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of Please נָ֥א (nā) Interjection <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> I pray', 'now', 'then' take תְּהִי־ (tə·hî-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be her instead.” תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ (taḥ·te·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> The bottom, below, in lieu of <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/15-2.htm">Judges 15:2 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/15-2.htm">OT History: Judges 15:2 Her father said I most certainly thought (Jd Judg. 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