The Meaning of Judges 15:10 Explained

Judges 15:10

KJV: 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.

YLT: and the men of Judah say, 'Why have ye come up against us?' and they say, 'To bind Samson we have come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.'

Darby: And the men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?" They said, "We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he did to us."

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

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What is the context of Judges 15:10?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Judges 15:10 Mean?

Context Summary

Judges 15:9-20 - Mighty Against The Foe

To how low a depth had the men of Judah descended, that they should hand over their champion to their hereditary foes? The northern tribes that arose at the call of Gideon rebuked such cowardly treachery. There are things worse than defeat or death. To forfeit honor, to shirk duty, to fail in the supreme call of friendship and loyalty-these are the crimes that belittle the soul and court disgrace. What shall it profit, though we gain the whole world, if we lose our souls?

How inspiring is the thought that on us also the Spirit of the Lord may come mightily! There is no limit to his gracious and irresistible operations, save that imposed by the narrowness of our faith. Notice how the Apostle piles up his words in Ephesians 1:19. Whatever the cords of evil habits, woven through long years, and however entangling your circumstances, God's indwelling power can set you free. Yes, and that is not all: At the place where you have won your victories, there shall arise that fountain of water which is fed from the throne of God; and the soul, exhausted by its effort, shall drink and be revived. Lord, cause us so to drink! [source]

Chapter Summary: Judges 15

¹ Samson is denied his wife
³ He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands
⁶ His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines
⁸ Samson smites them hip and thigh
⁹ He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines
¹⁴ He kills them with a jawbone
¹⁸ God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi

What do the individual words in Judges 15:10 mean?

And said the men of Judah why have you come up against us so they answered to arrest - Samson we have come up to do to him as he has done to us

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה לָמָ֖ה עֲלִיתֶ֣ם עָלֵ֑ינוּ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לֶאֱס֤וֹר אֶת־ שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ עָלִ֔ינוּ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת ל֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר עָ֥שָׂה לָֽנוּ

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
אִ֣ישׁ	the men
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
יְהוּדָ֔ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
לָמָ֖ה	why
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind.
עֲלִיתֶ֣ם	have you come up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
עָלֵ֑ינוּ	against us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	so they answered
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לֶאֱס֤וֹר	to arrest
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: אָסַר Sense: to tie, bind, imprison.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙	Samson
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שִׁמְשֹׁון Sense: a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years.
עָלִ֔ינוּ	we have come up
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת	to do
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
ל֔וֹ	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
עָ֥שָׂה	he has done
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
לָֽנוּ	to us
Parse: Preposition, first person common plural

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