KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Judges 15:2–4
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Judges 15:2
2And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
2And her father saide, I verily thought that thou haddest vtterly hated her, therfore I gaue her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer then she? †take her, I pray thee, in stead of her.
- Heb. let her be thine.
Judges 15:3
3¶ And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
3¶ And Samson said concerning them, ‖Now shal I be more blamelesse then the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
- Or, now shall I bee blamelesse from the Philistines, though, &c.
Judges 15:4
4And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
4And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and tooke ‖firebrands, and turned taile to taile, and put a firebrand in the midst betweene two tailes.
- Or, torches.
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DEFINED WORDS
Judges 15:2
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Truly; certainly; in truth or fact.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Anxiety or excessive care; 'take thought' means to be anxious.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Had; possessed, held, received, or experienced.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Greatly disliked.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
Bestowed, delivered, granted, or caused, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
One who accompanies, associates, or shares the stated work, condition, or relationship with another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Not so old as another; less advanced in age.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 (facsimile-linked witness) · Strong's Exhaustive Concordance 1890 (occurrence-specific) · KJV usage (PCE)
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
In the place or room of another.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
DEFINED WORDS
Judges 15:3
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
concerning
Regarding, relating to, or about.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A greater amount, number, or degree; in a greater degree.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
Without fault or a valid ground for censure in the matter described.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
MEANING IN THIS VERSE
displeasure
Some irritation or uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by any thing that counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice and a sense of propriety.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
DEFINED WORDS
Judges 15:4
To catch: to seize, capture, overtake, entangle, or take hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The number following two and preceding four.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
The number equal to ten times ten.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
Wild canine animals noted for craftiness; also used by figure of cunning or destructive persons.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
APPROVED COMBINED MEANING
firebrands
Pieces of wood kindled or on fire.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
Moved in a circle; changed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The part of an animal which terminates its body behind.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be, according to context.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
A piece of wood kindled or on fire.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The middle or central part; the position among or surrounded by others.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · KJV usage (PCE)
In the space, relation, or distinction separating two or more.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
The number equal to one and one.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
The part of an animal which terminates its body behind.
Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)
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From verse 2
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Open the full verse study20But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
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Open the full verse study14And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.
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Open the full verse study16And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
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Open the full verse study9I verily thought with myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
From verse 3
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Open the full verse study15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
From verse 4
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Open the full verse study18Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
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Open the full verse study10They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
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Open the full verse study15Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.
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