²³ Now swear^(A) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.^(B) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”^(C)

²⁰ But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear.^(A)”

¹² They said to him, “We’ve come to tie you up and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson said, “Swear to me^(A) that you won’t kill me yourselves.”

²¹ Now swear^(A) to me by the Lord that you will not kill off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s family.^(B)”