Judges 15:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.”
Judges 15:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Judges 15:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Judges 15:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.””
Judges 15:2 — World English Bible
Judges 15:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her. ”
Judges 15:2 — American Standard Version
Judges 15:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister--the young one--better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.'”
Judges 15:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Judges 15:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And her father said, I verily thought that thou didst utterly hate her; therefore I gave her to thy companion. Is not her younger sister fairer than she? Let her, I pray thee, be thine instead of her. ”
Judges 15:2 — Darby Translation
Judges 15:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And her father sayde, I thought that thou hadst hated her: therefore gaue I her to thy companion. Is not her yonger sister fayrer then shee? take her, I pray thee, in stead of the other.”
Judges 15:2 — Geneva Bible
Judges 15:2 in Context — Judges 15
1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.
4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
What Does Judges 15:2 Mean?
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