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Judges 15:8

Etam

6 Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

7 And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

9 Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

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BSB
And he struck them ruthlessly with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.
KJV
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
WEB
He struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter; and he went down and lived in the cave in Etam’s rock.
ASV
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
DARBY
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the cliff Etam.
BLB
And he struck them hip and thigh with a great slaughter. And he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam.
ÅB
Og han slo dem både på ben og på lår[^1], så det ble et stort mannefall; så dro han ned og gav seg til i fjellkløften ved Etam.
OTB
Han angrep dem med stor voldsomhet og slaktet mange. Deretter gikk han ned og bodde i en hule i klippen ved Etam.
B1930
Og han slo dem både på ben og på lår, så det blev et stort mannefall; så drog han ned og gav sig til i fjellkløften ved Etam. / < sønder og sammen.>

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  • Isaiah 25:10

    For in this mountain shall the hand of the LORD rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.

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  • Isaiah 63:6

    And I will tread down the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth.

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  • Isaiah 63:3

    I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the people there was none with me: for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury; and their blood shall be sprinkled upon my garments, and I will stain all my raiment.

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