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Version</a></span><br />Samson said to them, &#8220Since you&#8217ve acted like this, I swear that I won&#8217t stop until I get my revenge on you.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/judges/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Because you did this,” Samson vowed, “I won’t rest until I take my revenge on you!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/judges/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samson said to them, “If this is what you do, I swear I will be avenged on you, and after that I will quit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/judges/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/judges/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Samson said to them, “Since you would do a thing like this, I will surely take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/judges/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samson said to them, “If this is how you act, I will certainly take revenge on you, and <i>only</i> after <i>that</i> will I stop.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/judges/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Samson said to them, &#8220Since you act like this, I will surely take revenge on you, but after that I will quit.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/judges/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Samson said to them, “Since you act like this, I will surely take revenge on you, but after that I will quit.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/judges/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then Samson said to them, “If you act like this, then I will surely take revenge on you, but after that I will cease.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/judges/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Samson said to them, “If this is the way you act, be certain that I will take revenge on you, and [only] after that I will stop.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/judges/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samson told them, “Because you did this, I swear that I won’t rest until I have taken vengeance on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/judges/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then Samson told them, &#8220Because you did this, I swear that I won&#8217t rest until I have taken vengeance on you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/judges/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/judges/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When Samson found out what they had done, he went to them and said, "You killed them! And I won't rest until I get even with you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/judges/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/judges/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Samson said to them, "If that's how you're going to act, I'll get even with you before I stop."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/judges/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Samson told them, "So this is how you act! I swear that I won't stop until I pay you back!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/judges/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Samson replied to them, "Because you did this, I'm not going to stop until I get my revenge against you!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/judges/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/judges/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Samson said to them, "Because you did this, I will get revenge against you before I quit fighting."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/judges/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Samson said to them, "Because you did this, I will surely take revenge on you, and after that I will cease."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/judges/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Samson said to them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/judges/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/judges/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Samson says to them, “Though you do thus, nevertheless I am avenged on you, and afterward I cease!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/judges/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Samson saith to them, 'Though ye do thus, nevertheless I am avenged on you, and afterwards I cease!'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/judges/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Samson will say to them, If ye will do according to this, if I was avenged by you, and afterward I will desist.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/judges/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Samson said to them: Although you have done this, yet will I be revenged of you, and then I will be quiet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/judges/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Samson said to them, “Even though you have done this, I will still fulfill vengeance against you, and then I will be quieted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/judges/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Samson said to them, “If this is how you act, I will not stop until I have taken revenge on you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/judges/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Samson said to them, “If this is what you do, I swear I will not stop until I have taken revenge on you.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/judges/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Samson said to them, Because you have done this, I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/judges/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Samson said to them: “Even if you will do so, I am going to be avenged of you and then I will cease!”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/judges/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Samson said unto them: 'If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/judges/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Sampson said to them, Though ye may have dealt thus with her, verily I will be avenged of you, and afterwards I will cease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/judges/15-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=4524" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Samson's Revenge</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>“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. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="8123: šim·šō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A deliverer of Isr. From shemesh; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite.">And Samson</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!">“Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ta·‘ă·śūn (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp:: Pn) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">you have done</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: kā·zōṯ (Prep-k:: Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2308.htm" title="2308: ’eḥ·dāl (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To cease. A primitive root; properly, to be flabby, i.e. desist; be lacking or idle.">I will not rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">until</a> <a href="/hebrew/518.htm" title="518: ’im- (Conj) -- If. A primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!"></a> <a href="/hebrew/5358.htm" title="5358: niq·qam·tî (V-Nifal-Perf-1cs) -- To avenge, take vengeance. A primitive root; to grudge, i.e. Avenge or punish.">I have taken vengeance</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇā·ḵem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">upon you.”</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥar (Conj-w:: Adv) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/16-28.htm">Judges 16:28</a></span><br />Then Samson called out to the LORD: “O Lord GOD, please remember me. Strengthen me, O God, just once more, so that with one vengeful blow I may pay back the Philistines for my two eyes.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/14-19.htm">Judges 14:19</a></span><br />Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/24-12.htm">1 Samuel 24:12</a></span><br />May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD take vengeance on you, but my hand will never be against you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-33.htm">1 Samuel 25:33</a></span><br />Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you, because today you kept me from bloodshed and from avenging myself by my own hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></span><br />David added, “As surely as the LORD lives, the LORD Himself will strike him down; either his day will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-48.htm">2 Samuel 22:48</a></span><br />the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></span><br />Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/20-22.htm">Proverbs 20:22</a></span><br />Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/24-29.htm">Proverbs 24:29</a></span><br />Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will repay the man according to his work.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-38.htm">Matthew 5:38-39</a></span><br />You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ / But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-2.htm">Matthew 7:2</a></span><br />For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-29.htm">Luke 6:29</a></span><br />If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. And if someone takes your cloak, do not withhold your tunic as well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-7.htm">Luke 18:7</a></span><br />Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-6.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:6</a></span><br />and no one should ever violate or exploit his brother in this regard, because the Lord will avenge all such acts, as we have already told you and solemnly warned you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-30.htm">Hebrews 10:30</a></span><br />For we know Him who said, “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay,” and again, “The Lord will judge His people.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Samson said to them, Though you have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.</p><p class="hdg">though</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Judges 14:4,19</a></b></br> But his father and his mother knew not that it <i>was</i> of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a></b></br> Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but <i>rather</i> give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance <i>is</i> mine; 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The Hebrew root for "said" is "אָמַר" (amar), which is often used to denote a declaration or proclamation. Samson's words are significant, as they often reflect his impulsive nature and divine calling. Historically, Samson is a Nazirite, set apart for God's purpose, and his life is a series of confrontations with the Philistines, Israel's oppressors at the time.<p><b>As you have done this</b><br />Here, Samson refers to a specific action taken by the Philistines. The context is crucial; the Philistines had wronged Samson by giving his wife to another man. The phrase underscores the principle of retribution, a common theme in the Old Testament. The historical context reveals a period of tension and conflict between the Israelites and the Philistines, with Samson often acting as a catalyst for these confrontations.<p><b>I will surely take revenge on you</b><br />The Hebrew word for "revenge" is "נָקַם" (naqam), which conveys the idea of avenging or retaliating. Samson's vow to take revenge is consistent with the lex talionis, the law of retaliation, which was a prevalent justice system in ancient times. This reflects the human desire for justice and the divine allowance for Samson to act as an instrument of judgment against the Philistines.<p><b>and after that I will quit</b><br />The phrase "I will quit" suggests a cessation of hostilities after achieving retribution. The Hebrew root "חָדַל" (chadal) implies stopping or ceasing. This indicates Samson's intention to end his personal vendetta once justice is served. It highlights the temporary nature of his wrath and the possibility of peace following justice. In a broader scriptural context, it points to the ultimate peace that comes from divine justice and reconciliation.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Though ye have done this.</span>--The rendering of these words is involved in the same obscurity as other details of the narrative. They may mean, "If ye act thus, then will I be avenged on you before I have done;" and perhaps the verse implies, "as long as you avenge yourselves, I mean to retaliate."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Samson said</span>, etc. There are two ways of understanding Samson's speech: one, with the A.V., as meaning to say that though the Philistines had taken his part, and repudiated all fellowship in the shameful deed of the Thimnathite and her father, yet he would have his full revenge upon them; the other, translating the particle in its more common sense of if, makes him say, "If this is the way you treat me, be sure I will not cease till I have had my full revenge." This is perhaps on the whole the most probable meaning. It still leaves it uncertain whether the Philistines meant to do Samson justice, or to do him an additional injury, by putting his wife and her father to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/judges/15-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And Samson</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(šim·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8123.htm">Strong's 8123: </a> </span><span class="str2">Samson -- a deliverer of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">told them,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“Because</span><br /><span class="heb">אִֽם־</span> <span class="translit">(’im-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_518.htm">Strong's 518: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have done</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·śūn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this,</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּזֹ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(kā·zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will not rest</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחְדָּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(’eḥ·dāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2308.htm">Strong's 2308: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">until</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I have taken vengeance</span><br /><span class="heb">נִקַּ֥מְתִּי</span> <span class="translit">(niq·qam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5358.htm">Strong's 5358: </a> </span><span class="str2">To grudge, avenge, punish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon you.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בָכֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/judges/15-7.htm">Judges 15:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/judges/15-7.htm">OT History: Judges 15:7 Samson said to them If you do (Jd Judg. 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