Verse 12
Judges 15:12
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And they said to him, We are come to bind thee and to deliver thee into the hands of the Philistines. And Samson said to them: Swear to me, and promise me, that you will not kill me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֤אמְרוּ ל/וֹ֙ לֶ/אֱסָרְ/ךָ֣ יָרַ֔דְנוּ לְ/תִתְּ/ךָ֖ בְּ/יַד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר לָ/הֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן הִשָּׁבְע֣וּ לִ֔/י פֶּֽן תִּפְגְּע֥וּ/ן בִּ֖/י אַתֶּֽם
English Translation
And they said to him, "We have come down to bind you, to deliver you into the hand of the Philistines." And he said to them, "Swear to me that you will not attack me."
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