Verse 4
Judges 15:4
Bible in Basic English
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So Samson went and got three hundred foxes and some sticks of fire-wood; and he put the foxes tail to tail with a stick between every two tails;
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן וַ/יִּלְכֹּ֖ד שְׁלֹשׁ מֵא֣וֹת שׁוּעָלִ֑ים וַ/יִּקַּ֣ח לַפִּדִ֗ים וַ/יֶּ֤פֶן זָנָב֙ אֶל זָנָ֔ב וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם לַפִּ֥יד אֶחָ֛ד בֵּין שְׁנֵ֥י הַ/זְּנָב֖וֹת בַּ/תָּֽוֶךְ
English Translation
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and he took torches and turned tail to tail and put a torch in the midst between the two tails.
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