Judges 15:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines. He burned up both the shocks of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּבְעֶר־אֵשׁ֙ בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח בְּקָמ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּבְעֵ֛ר מִגָּדִ֥ישׁ וְעַד־קָמָ֖ה וְעַד־כֶּ֥רֶם זָֽיִת׃

Transliteration

And wayyaḇʿer-ʾēš in the ballappîdîm and wayšallaḥ into bəqāmôt pəlištîm and wayyaḇʿēr from miggādîš and until wəʿad-qāmâ and until wəʿad-kerem zāyit.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaḇʿer*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he kindled
• *ʾēš*: feminine singular noun - fire
• *ballappîdîm*: preposition + definite article + masculine plural noun - in the torches
• *wayšallaḥ*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent/let loose
• *bəqāmôt*: preposition + feminine plural noun construct - in the standing grain of
• *pəlištîm*: proper noun, masculine plural - Philistines
• *wayyaḇʿēr*: conjunction + consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned
• *miggādîš*: preposition + masculine singular noun - from the shock of grain/stack
• *wəʿad*: conjunction + preposition - and until
• *qāmâ*: feminine singular noun - standing grain
• *kerem*: masculine singular noun construct - vineyard of
• *zāyit*: masculine singular noun - olive

Word Meanings

• *wayšallaḥ*: and he sent/let loose/released
• *qāmôt*: standing grain/crops/corn
• *gādîš*: shock/stack of grain/sheaf
• *kerem zāyit*: olive vineyard/olive orchard/olive grove

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  When he had set the torches on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burned up both the shocks and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olives.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had set{H1197} the brands{H3940} on fire,{H784} he let them go{H7971} into the standing grain{H7054} of the Philistines,{H6430} and burnt up{H1197} both the shocks{H1430} and the standing grain,{H7054} and also the oliveyards.{H2132}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when he had set{H1197}{(H8686)} the brands{H3940} on fire{H784}, he let them go{H7971}{(H8762)} into the standing corn{H7054} of the Philistines{H6430}, and burnt up{H1197}{(H8686)} both the shocks{H1430}, and also the standing corn{H7054}, with the vineyards{H3754} and olives{H2132}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and kynled the same with fyre, and let them go amonge the Philistynes corne, and thus he brent ye stoukes and the stondinge corne, and ye vynyardes, and the olyue trees.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when he had set the brandes on fire, he sent them out into the standing corne of the Philistims, and burnt vp both the rickes and the standing corne with the vineyardes and oliues.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And when he had set the brandes on fire, he sent them out into the standyng corne of the Philistines, & burnt vp both the reaped corne, and also the standing, with the vineyardes and oliues.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when he had set the brands on fire, he let [them] go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards [and] olives.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  When he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the olive groves.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and kindleth fire in the torches, and sendeth `them' out into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burneth `it' from heap even unto standing corn, even unto vineyard -- olive-yard.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the oliveyards.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the oliveyards.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then firing the sticks, he let the foxes loose among the uncut grain of the Philistines, and all the corded stems as well as the living grain and the vine-gardens and the olives went up in flames.

• World English Bible (2000)

  When he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the olive groves.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He lit the torches and set the jackals loose in the Philistines’ standing grain. He burned up the grain heaps and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.

Referenced Verses

• Exod 22:6 : 6 If a man gives silver or goods to his neighbor for safekeeping, and they are stolen from the neighbor's house, if the thief is caught, he must pay back double.
• 2 Sam 14:30 : 30 Then Absalom said to his servants, 'Look, Joab’s field is next to mine, and he has barley there. Go and set it on fire.' So Absalom’s servants set the field on fire.