The Meaning of Judges 15:13 Explained

Judges 15:13

KJV: And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new cords, and brought him up from the rock.

YLT: And they speak to him, saying, No, but we certainly bind thee, and have given thee into their hand, and we certainly do not put thee to death;' and they bind him with two thick bands, new ones, and bring him up from the rock.

Darby: They said to him, "No; we will only bind you and give you into their hands; we will not kill you." So they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

ASV: And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with two new ropes, and brought him up from the rock.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And they spake  unto him, saying,  No; but we will bind  thee fast,  and deliver  thee into their hand:  but surely  we will not kill  thee. And they bound  him with two  new  cords,  and brought him up  from the rock. 

What does Judges 15:13 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 15:13 mean?

So they spoke to him saying No but securely we will tie you and deliver you into their hand but surely not we will kill you and they bound him with two ropes new and brought him up from the rock
וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹ֚א כִּֽי־ אָסֹ֤ר נֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙ וּנְתַנּ֣וּךָ בְיָדָ֔ם וְהָמֵ֖ת לֹ֣א נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ וַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּ בִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙ עֲבֹתִ֣ים חֲדָשִׁ֔ים וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּ מִן־ הַסָּֽלַע

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ  So  they  spoke 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
ל֣וֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לֵאמֹ֗ר  saying 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לֹ֚א  No 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
אָסֹ֤ר  securely 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute
Root: אָסַר  
Sense: to tie, bind, imprison.
נֶֽאֱסָרְךָ֙  we  will  tie  you 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common plural, second person masculine singular
Root: אָסַר  
Sense: to tie, bind, imprison.
וּנְתַנּ֣וּךָ  and  deliver  you 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common plural, second person masculine singular
Root: יָתַן 
Sense: to give, put, set.
בְיָדָ֔ם  into  their  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine plural
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.
וְהָמֵ֖ת  but  surely 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ  we  will  kill  you 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common plural, second person masculine singular
Root: מוּת  
Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
וַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּ  and  they  bound  him 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: אָסַר  
Sense: to tie, bind, imprison.
בִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙  with  two 
Parse: Preposition-b, Number, md
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
עֲבֹתִ֣ים  ropes 
Parse: Noun, common plural
Root: עָבֹות 
Sense: cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage.
חֲדָשִׁ֔ים  new 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: חָדָשׁ  
Sense: new, new thing, fresh.
וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּ  and  brought  him  up 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural, third person masculine singular
Root: סָלַק 
Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
הַסָּֽלַע  the  rock 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: סֶלַע  
Sense: crag, cliff, rock.

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