Judges 15:10The men of Judah said, "Why have you come up against us?" They said, "We have come up to bind Samson, to do to him as he has done to us."
The setting
Hill country of Judah, ~1100 BC. Philistine army camps threaten the tribe of Judah. The men are terrified, demanding answers from their own leaders about why foreign troops are massing against them. Modern-day West Bank, Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: fearful desperation seeking someone to blame
The original word
ʿālāh (עָלָה) — to go up, ascend in warfare formation
Why it matters
The Philistines had iron weapons while the Israelites were still using bronze, giving them massive military superiority
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 15:10
Judah is interrogating their own leaders like suspects — they're more afraid of the Philistines than loyal to their kinsman
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about Samson being the villain, but it reveals how oppressed people often turn on their own liberators when freedom becomes too costly.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Judges 15:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 15:10 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to men of Judah. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include inquiry, justice. Notable phrases: Why have you come up; bind Samson; do to him as he has done.
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“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
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