Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.” Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.” Young's Literal Translation And they say to him, ‘To bind thee we have come down—to give thee into the hand of the Philistines.’ And Samson saith to them, ‘Swear to me, lest ye fall upon me yourselves.’ King James Bible 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. Hebrew But they saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to him, לוֹ֙ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew “We have come down יָרַ֔דְנוּ (yā·raḏ·nū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend to arrest you לֶאֱסָרְךָ֣ (le·’ĕ·sā·rə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 631: To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle and hand you over to לְתִתְּךָ֖ (lə·ṯit·tə·ḵā) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set the Philistines.” פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Samson שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן (šim·šō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel replied, וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Swear הִשָּׁבְע֣וּ (hiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear to me לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew that פֶּֽן־ (pen-) Conjunction Strong's 6435: Removal, lest you will not kill תִּפְגְּע֥וּן (tip̄·gə·‘ūn) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun Strong's 6293: To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity me {yourselves}.” בִּ֖י (bî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew |