Judges 15:3

What does Judges 15:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 15:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Samson said unto them, This time shall I be blameless in regard of the Philistines, when I do them a mischief.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

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.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And Samson saith of them, `I am more innocent this time than the Philistines, though I am doing with them evil.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And Samson answered him: From this day I shall be blameless in what I do against the Philistines: for I will do you evils.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Samson said to them, This time I am blameless toward the Philistines, though I do them harm.

Context

v.2And 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.

v.3This passage

v.4And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 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 impoverish us? is it not so?

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