The Meaning of Judges 15:12 Explained

Judges 15:12

KJV: And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

YLT: And they say to him, 'To bind thee we have come down -- to give thee into the hand of the Philistines.' And Samson saith to them, 'Swear to me, lest ye fall upon me yourselves.'

Darby: And they said to him, "We have come down to bind you, that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines." And Samson said to them, "Swear to me that you will not fall upon me yourselves."

ASV: And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they said  unto him, We are come down  to bind  thee, that we may deliver  thee into the hand  of the Philistines.  And Samson  said  unto them, Swear  unto me, that ye will not fall upon  me yourselves. 

What does Judges 15:12 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 15:12 mean?

But they said to him to arrest you we have come down that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines And said to them Samson Swear to me that you will not kill me you
וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ לוֹ֙ לֶאֱסָרְךָ֣ יָרַ֔דְנוּ לְתִתְּךָ֖ בְּיַד־ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הִשָּׁבְע֣וּ לִ֔י פֶּֽן־ תִּפְגְּע֥וּן בִּ֖י אַתֶּֽם

וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ  But  they  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לוֹ֙  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לֶאֱסָרְךָ֣  to  arrest  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: אָסַר  
Sense: to tie, bind, imprison.
יָרַ֔דְנוּ  we  have  come  down 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
לְתִתְּךָ֖  that  we  may  deliver  you 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְּיַד־  into  the  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים  of  the  Philistines 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי  
Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לָהֶם֙  to  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן  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.
הִשָּׁבְע֣וּ  Swear 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperative, masculine plural
Root: שָׁבַע  
Sense: to swear, adjure.
לִ֔י  to  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
פֶּֽן־  that 
Parse: Conjunction
Root: פֶּן  
Sense: lest, not, beware lest adv.
תִּפְגְּע֥וּן  you  will  not  kill 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural, Paragogic nun
Root: פָּגַע  
Sense: to encounter, meet, reach, entreat, make intercession.
בִּ֖י  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular

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