Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and was asking who he was and what he had done.
Judges 15:13 - The Scriptures 2009 And they spoke to him, saying, “No, but we are certainly going to bind you, and shall give you into their hand but certainly not kill you.” So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said to him, No, we will bind you fast and give you into their hand; but surely we will not kill you. So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. American Standard Version (1901) And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock. Common English Bible “We won’t,” they said to him. “We’ll only take you prisoner so we can turn you over to them. We won’t kill you.” Then they tied him up with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock. Catholic Public Domain Version They said: "We will not kill you. But we will deliver you tied." And they bound him with two new cords. And they took him from the rock at Etam. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They said: We will not kill thee: but we will deliver thee up bound. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him from the rock Etam. |
Then the commander came near and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains, and was asking who he was and what he had done.
And they said to him, “We have come down to bind you, to give you into the hand of the Philistines.” And Shimshon said to them, “Swear to me not to fall on me yourselves.”
When he came to Leḥi, the Philistines came shouting to meet him. And the Spirit of יהוה came mightily upon him. And the ropes that were on his arms became like flax that is burned with fire, and his bonds broke loose from his hands.
And he said to her, “If they bind me tightly with new ropes that have never been used, then I shall be weak, and be like any other man.”