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And when he had set fire to the torches, he let the foxes go into the standing corn of the Philistines and set fire to the stacked corn and the standing corn, as well as the olive orchards. Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife (A)and given her to his companion.” And the Philistines came up and (B)burned her and her father with fire. And Samson said to them, “If this is what you do, I swear I will be avenged on you, and after that I will quit.”

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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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