Then the commander came up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and began investigating what he had done.
Judges 15:13 - Tree of Life Version “No, we won’t kill you,” they said to him, “but we will bind you fast and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and brought him up from the rock. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 up, arrested Paul, ordered him to be bound with two chains, and began investigating what he had done.
“We have come down to bind you,” they said to him, “so that we may hand you over to the Philistines.” So Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you yourselves won’t kill me.”
When he arrived at Lehi, the Philistines shouted upon meeting him. But the Ruach Adonai came mightily upon him so that the ropes that were on his arms became like flax burned with fire and his bonds melted off his wrists.
He told her, “If they only bind me with new ropes never used for work, then I will be weak and be like any other man.”