Verse 11
Judges 15:11
American Standard Version
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Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what then is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּרְד֡וּ שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩ אֲלָפִ֨ים אִ֜ישׁ מִֽ/יהוּדָ֗ה אֶל סְעִיף֮ סֶ֣לַע עֵיטָם֒ וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ לְ/שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן הֲ/לֹ֤א יָדַ֨עְתָּ֙ כִּֽי מֹשְׁלִ֥ים בָּ֨/נוּ֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וּ/מַה זֹּ֖את עָשִׂ֣יתָ לָּ֑/נוּ וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר לָ/הֶ֔ם כַּ/אֲשֶׁר֙ עָ֣שׂוּ לִ֔/י כֵּ֖ן עָשִׂ֥יתִי לָ/הֶֽם
English Translation
And three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, "Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? What is this you have done to us?" And he said to them, "As they did to me, so I have done to them."
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