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Judges 15:12

12 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 attack me yourselves.”

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Judges 15:12 — The New International Version (NIV)

12 They said to him, “We’ve come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson said, “Swear to me that you won’t kill me yourselves.”

Judges 15:12 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

12 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.

Judges 15:12 — New Living Translation (NLT)

12 But the men of Judah told him, “We have come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.”

“All right,” Samson said. “But promise that you won’t kill me yourselves.”

Judges 15:12 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

12 But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you, that we may deliver you into the hand of the Philistines.”

Then Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

Judges 15:12 — New Century Version (NCV)

12 Then they said to him, “We have come to tie you up and to hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson said to them, “Promise me you will not hurt me yourselves.”

Judges 15:12 — American Standard Version (ASV)

12 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.

Judges 15:12 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Judges 15:12 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

12 So the men from Judah told him, “We’ve come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.” 

Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you won’t harm me yourselves.” 

Judges 15:12 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

12 They said to him, “We’ve come to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Then Samson told them, “Swear to me that you yourselves won’t kill me.”

Judges 15:12 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you, so that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines.” Samson answered them, “Swear to me that you yourselves will not attack me.”

Judges 15:12 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you and give you over into the hand of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not attack me yourselves.”

Judges 15:12 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

12 The men of Judah said to him, “We’ve come to tie you up. We’re going to hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson said, “Take an oath and promise me you won’t kill me yourselves.”

Judges 15:12 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

12 They said to him, “We have come down to bind you so that we may give you into the hands of the Philistines.” And Samson said to them, “Swear to me that you will not kill me.”


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