Judges 15:9
Strong's Lexicon
Then the Philistines
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistine = 'immigrants' 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan

went up,
וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (way·ya·‘ă·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: 1) to go up, ascend, climb 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go up, ascend 1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat 1a3) to go up, come up (of animals) 1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation) 1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon) 1a6) to come up (before God) 1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary) 1a8) to excel, be superior to 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away 1b2) to take oneself away 1b3) to be exalted 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up 1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away 1c3) to bring up, draw up, train 1c4) to cause to ascend 1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally) 1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts) 1c7) to exalt 1c8) to cause to ascend, offer 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be carried away, be led up 1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in 1d3) to be offered 1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself

camped
וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ (way·ya·ḥă·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2583: 1) to decline, incline, encamp, bend down, lay siege against 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to decline 1a2) to encamp

in Judah,
בִּיהוּדָ֑ה (bî·hū·ḏāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3063: Judah = 'praised' 1) the son of Jacob by Leah 2) the tribe descended from Judah the son of Jacob 3) the territory occupied by the tribe of Judah 4) the kingdom comprised of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin which occupied the southern part of Canaan after the nation split upon the death of Solomon 5) a Levite in Ezra's time 6) an overseer of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 7) a Levite musician in the time of Nehemiah 8) a priest in the time of Nehemiah

and deployed themselves
וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ (way·yin·nā·ṭə·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5203: 1) to leave, permit, forsake, cast off or away, reject, suffer, join, spread out or abroad, be loosed, cease, abandon, quit, hang loose, cast down, make a raid, lie fallow, let fall, forgo, draw 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to leave, let alone, lie fallow, entrust to 1a2) to forsake, abandon 1a3) to permit 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be forsaken 1b2) to be loosened, be loose 1b3) to be let go, spread abroad 1c) (Pual) to be abandoned, be deserted

against Lehi.
בַּלֶּֽחִי׃ (bal·le·ḥî)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3896: Lehi = 'jaw' 1) a place in Judah which must have been in the Shephelah, near the border of the hill-country of Judah; site uncertain 1a) place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then the Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and deployed themselves near the town of Lehi.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistines go up, and encamp in Judah, and are spread out in Lehi,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and raided Lehi.

New American Standard Bible
Then the Philistines went up and camped in Judah, and spread out in Lehi.

King James Bible
Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
The Philistines went up and camped in Judah, spreading out near Lehi.

New Living Translation
The Philistines retaliated by setting up camp in Judah and spreading out near the town of Lehi.

English Standard Version
Then the Philistines came up and encamped in Judah and made a raid on Lehi.

New American Standard Bible
Then the Philistines went up and camped in Judah, and spread out in Lehi.

King James Bible
Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Philistines went up, camped in Judah, and raided Lehi.

International Standard Version
In response, the Philistines went up, encamped in the territory of Judah, and raided Lehi.

NET Bible
The Philistines went up and invaded Judah. They arrayed themselves for battle in Lehi.

American Standard Version
Then the Philistines went up, and encamped in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

English Revised Version
Then the Philistines went up, and pitched in Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi.

Young's Literal Translation
And the Philistines go up, and encamp in Judah, and are spread out in Lehi,
















Cross References
Judges 15:8
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.

Judges 15:10
And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us? And they answered, To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us.

Judges 1:1
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

Judges 15:7
And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease.

Judges 15:6
Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire.

Judges 15:11
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.

Judges 15:12
And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samson said unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
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