^15:6The Philistines asked,¹³ “Who did this?” They were told,¹⁴ “Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because the Timnite¹⁵ took Samson’s¹⁶ bride and gave her to his best man.” So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father.¹⁷

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Footnotes

13 Or “said.”
14 Heb “and they said.” The subject of the plural verb is indefinite.
15 Heb “he”; the referent (the Timnite) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
16 Heb “his”; the referent (Samson) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
17 The Hebrew text expands the statement with the additional phrase “burned with fire.” The words “with fire” are redundant in English and have been omitted from the translation for stylistic reasons. Some textual witnesses read “burned … her father’s house,” perhaps under the influence of 14:15. On the other hand, the shorter text may have lost this phrase due to haplography.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife and given her to his companion.” And the Philistines came up and burned her and her father with fire.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

When the Philistines asked, “Who did this?” they were told, “Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because his wife was given to his companion.”

So the Philistines went up and burned her and her father to death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the Philistines asked, “Who did this?”

They were told, “It was Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because he took Samson’s wife and gave her to his companion.” So the Philistines went to her and her father and burned them to death.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Who did this?” the Philistines demanded.

“Samson,” was the reply, “because his father-in-law from Timnah gave Samson’s wife to be married to his best man.” So the Philistines went and got the woman and her father and burned them to death.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he took his wife and gave her to his companion.” And the Philistines went up and burned her and her father with fire.

KJV 1900King James Version

Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

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