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Judges 15

Judges 15:5

Samson’s Revenge · Judges 15:1–20
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.
Literal
And he kindled fire in the torches and sent them out into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up from the shocks and to the standing grain, and to the vineyards and olive groves.
Latin
…quas igne succendens, dimisit ut huc illucque discurrerent. Quæ statim perrexerunt in segetes Philisthinorum. Quibus succensis, et comportatæ jam fruges, et adhuc stantes in stipula, concrematæ sunt, in tantum ut vineas quoque et oliveta flamma consumeret.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Judges 15:3–5

In revenge, Samson destroyed the grain harvest, vineyards, and olive groves.

Judges 14:1–15:20

Samson's decision to marry a Philistine woman was the Lord's way (Judges 14:4) of starting to address the Philistine threat (see 13:5). One event led to another, marked by three times when the Spirit came strongly upon him (Judges 14:6, 19; 15:14). During these events, Samson was a strong but imperfect hero.

Judges 13:1–16:31

Samson, who gets more attention in the book of Judges than any other judge, is more mysterious than Jephthah. Samson shows great inspiration as a leader. He also represents the unstoppable move toward chaos, which shows the need for a more organized society under a godly ruler.

Theme notes and profiles

Samson The Philistines

Places

Philistia: An ancient people and region in Canaan

Glossary

Judges, Book of Philistia, Philistines Samson Tribe of Dan Vines, Vineyard

Topics

Arson by Samson Corn: Shocks of, Burnt Fire: Consuming Grape: Cultivated in Vineyards by the Philistines Samson is Avenged for the Estrangement of his Wife The Fox used by Samson for Annoying the Philistines The Philistines: Samson: Burned Vineyards of