Parallel JDG 15:11

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BSB  § In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?”
§ “I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in Etam’s rock, and said to Samson, “Don’t you know that the Philistines are rulers over us? What then is this that you have done to us?”
¶ He said to them, “As they did to me, so I have done to them.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Three thousand men of Judah went down to the cave in the cliff of Etam and said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines rule over us? Why have you done this to us?” He said to them, “I have only done to them what they have done to me.”

LSV And three thousand men of Judah go down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and say to Samson, “Have you now known that the Philistines are rulers over us? And what [is] this you have done to us?” And he says to them, “As they did to me, so I did to them.”

FBV Three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam and asked Samson, “Don't you understand that the Philistines rule over us? What do you think you're doing to us?”
¶ “I only did what they did to me,” he replied.

T4T Someone there knew where Samson was hiding. So 3,000 men from Judah went down to get Samson at the cave in the rock where he was hiding. They said to Samson, “Do you not realize that the people of Philistia are ruling over us? Do you not realize what they will do to us?”
¶ Samson replied, “The only thing I did was that I got revenge on them for what they did to me.”

LEB Then three thousand men from Judah went down to the cleft of the rock of Etam, and they said to Samson, “Do you not know that the Philistines are ruling over us? What is this that you have done to us?” And he said to them, “Just as they did to me, so I have done to them.”

BBE Then three thousand of the men of Judah went down to the crack of the rock of Etam, and said to Samson, Is it not clear to you that the Philistines are our rulers? What is this you have done to us? And he said to them, I only did to them as they did to me.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS 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.'

ASV 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.

DRA Wherefore three thousand men of Juda, went down to the cave of the rock Etam, and said to Samson: Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? Why wouldst thou do thus? And he said to them: As they did to me, so have I done to them.

YLT And three thousand men of Judah go down unto the cleft of the rock Etam, and say to Samson, 'Hast thou now known that the Philistines are rulers over us? and what [is] this thou hast done to us?' And he saith to them, 'As they did to me, so I did to them.'

Drby Then three thousand men of Judah went down to the cleft of the cliff Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? And what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

RV 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.

Wbstr Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done to us? And he said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

KJB-1769 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.[fn]
   (Then three thousand men of Yudah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowst thou/you not that the Philistines are rulers over us? what is this that thou/you hast done unto us? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. )

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KJB-1611 [fn]Then three thousand men of Iudah went to the top of the rocke Etam, and sayd to Samson; Knowest thou not that the Philistines are rulers ouer vs? What is this that thou hast done vnto vs? And he said vnto them, As they did vnto me, so haue I done vnto them.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

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Bshps Then three thonsande men of Iuda went to the toppe of the rocke Etam, & sayde to Samson: Wottest thou not that the Philistines are rulers ouer vs? Wherfore then hast thou done thus vnto vs? He aunswered them: As they dyd vnto me, so haue I done vnto them.
   (Then three thonsande men of Yudah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson: Wottest thou/you not that the Philistines are rulers over us? Wherefore then hast thou/you done thus unto us? He answered them: As they did unto me, so have I done unto them.)

Gnva Then three thousande men of Iudah went to the top of the rocke Etam, and sayde to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistims are rulers ouer vs? Wherefore then hast thou done thus vnto vs? And he answered them, As they did vnto me, so haue I done vnto them.
   (Then three thousand men of Yudah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowst thou/you not that the Philistines are rulers over us? Wherefore then hast thou/you done thus unto us? And he answered them, As they did unto me, so have I done unto them. )

Cvdl Then wete there thre M. men of Iuda downe to the stone clyffe of Etam, & sayde vnto Samson: Knowest thou not that the Philistynes raigne ouer vs? Wherfore hast thou done this then vnto vs? He sayde: As they dyd vnto me, so haue I done vnto the agayne.
   (Then went there three M. men of Yudah down to the stone clyffe of Etam, and said unto Samson: Knowst thou/you not that the Philistines reigne over us? Wherefore hast thou/you done this then unto us? He said: As they did unto me, so have I done unto the again.)

Wyc Therfor thre thousynde of men of Juda yeden doun to the denne of the flynt of Ethan; and thei seiden to Sampson, Woost thou not, that Filisteis comaunden to vs? Why woldist thou do this thing? To whiche he seide.
   (Therefore three thousand of men of Yudah went down to the den of the flynt of Ethan; and they said to Samson, Woost thou/you not, that Philistines comaunden to us? Why would thou/you do this thing? To which he said.)

Luth Da zogen dreitausend Mann von Juda hinab in die Steinkluft zu Etam und sprachen zu Simson: Weißt du nicht, daß die Philister über uns herrschen? Warum hast du denn das an uns getan? Er sprach zu ihnen: Wie sie mir getan haben, so habe ich ihnen wieder getan.
   (So pulled threetausend man from Yuda down in the Steinkluft to Etam and said to Simson: Weißt you not, that the Philistines above us/to_us/ourselves herrschen? Warum have you because the at us/to_us/ourselves getan? He spoke to to_them: How they/she/them to_me did have, so have I to_them again getan.)

ClVg Descenderunt ergo tria millia virorum de Juda ad specum silicis Etam, dixeruntque ad Samson: Nescis quod Philisthiim imperent nobis? quare hoc facere voluisti? Quibus ille ait: Sicut fecerunt mihi, sic feci eis.
   (Descenderunt therefore tria thousands of_men about Yuda to specum silicis Etam, dixeruntque to Samson: Nescis that Philistines imperent nobis? quare this facere voluisti? To_whom ille he_said: Sicut fecerunt mihi, so feci eis. )

BrTr And the three thousand men of Juda went down to the hole of the rock Etam, and they said to Sampson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines rule over us? and what is this that thou hast done to us? and Sampson said to them, As they did to me, so have I done to them.

BrLXX Καὶ κατέβησαν τρισχίλιοι ἀπὸ Ἰούδα ἄνδρες εἰς τρυμαλιὰν πέτρας Ἠτὰμ, καὶ εἶπαν πρὸς Σαμψὼν, οὐκ οἶδας ὅτι κυριεύουσιν οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι ἡμῶν; καὶ τί τοῦτο ἐποίησας ἡμῖν; καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψὼν, ὃν τρόπον ἐποίησάν μοι, οὕτως ἐποίησα αὐτοῖς·
   (Kai katebaʸsan trisⱪilioi apo Youda andres eis trumalian petras Aʸtam, kai eipan pros Sampsōn, ouk oidas hoti kurieuousin hoi allofuloi haʸmōn; kai ti touto epoiaʸsas haʸmin; kai eipen autois Sampsōn, hon tropon epoiaʸsan moi, houtōs epoiaʸsa autois; )