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Judges 15:7

Samson

5 Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.

6 “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.

And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”

8 And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

9 Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.

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BSB
And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.”
KJV
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
WEB
Samson said to them, “If you behave like this, surely I will take revenge on you, and after that I will cease.”
ASV
And Samson said unto them, If ye do after this manner, surely I will be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.
DARBY
And Samson said to them, If ye act thus, for a certainty I will avenge myself on you, and then I will cease.
BLB
And Samson said to them, “Since you⁺ would do a thing like this, yet surely I will take revenge on you⁺, and afterward I will cease.”
ÅB
Da sa Samson til dem: Gjør dere slikt, så vil jeg ikke hvile før jeg får hevnet meg på dere.
OTB
Samson sa til dem: "Siden dere har handlet på denne måten, vil jeg ikke slutte før jeg har tatt hevn over dere."
B1930
Da sa Samson til dem: Gjør I sådant, så vil jeg ikke hvile før jeg får hevnet mig på eder.

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Cross references

  • Romans 12:19

    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.”

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  • Judges 14:19

    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,

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  • Judges 14:4

    (Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)

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