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After he lit the torches, he let the ·foxes [or jackals] loose in the grainfields of the Philistines so that he burned up their standing grain, the ·piles [heaps; shocks] of grain, their vineyards, and their olive trees.

The Philistines asked, “Who did this?”

Someone told them, “Samson, the son-in-law of the ·man from Timnah [L Timnite], did because his father-in-law gave his wife to his ·best man [companion].”

So the Philistines burned Samson’s wife and her father to death. Then Samson said to the Philistines, “Since you did this, I won’t stop until I ·pay you back [get revenge on you]!”

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lit the torches(A) and let the foxes loose in the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up the shocks(B) and standing grain, together with the vineyards and olive groves.

When the Philistines asked, “Who did this?” they were told, “Samson, the Timnite’s son-in-law, because his wife was given to his companion.(C)

So the Philistines went up and burned her(D) and her father to death.(E) Samson said to them, “Since you’ve acted like this, I swear that I won’t stop until I get my revenge on you.”

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