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Then threethousandmen of Judahwent to the top of the rockEtam, 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.
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And they said unto him, We are come down to bind thee, that we may deliver thee into the hand of the Philistines. And Samsonsaid unto them, Swear unto me, that ye will not fall upon me yourselves.
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And they spake unto him, saying, No; but we will bind thee fast, and deliver thee into their hand: but surely we will not kill thee. And they bound him with twonewcords, and brought him up from the rock.
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And when he came unto Lehi, the Philistinesshoutedagainst him: and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and the cords that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bandsloosed from off his hands.
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And he was soreathirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this greatdeliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
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But Godclave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there camewater thereout; and when he had drunk, his spirit came again, and he revived: wherefore he called the name thereof Enhakkore, which is in Lehi unto this day.