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[1] Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. [2] He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.” [3] Then his father and his mother said to him, “Isn’t there a woman among your brothers’ daughters, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?”Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.” [4] But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel. [5] Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him. [6] Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didn’t tell his father or his mother what he had done. [7] He went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well. [8] After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey. [9] He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body. [10] His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so. [11] When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him. [12] Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing; [13] but if you can’t tell me the answer, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.”They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, that we may hear it.” [14] He said to them,
“Out of the eater came out food.
Out of the strong came out sweetness.”They couldn’t in three days declare the riddle. [15] On the seventh day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Isn’t that so?” [16] Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You’ve told a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it to me.”He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?” [17] She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. [18] The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?”He said to them,
“If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer,
you wouldn’t have found out my riddle.” [19] Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house. [20] But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
King James Version

Among the Philistines

[1] And Samson H8123 went down H3381 to Timnath, H8553 and saw H7200 a woman H802 in Timnath H8553 of the daughters H1323 of the Philistines. H6430 [2] And he came up, H5927 and told H5046 his father H1 and his mother, H517 and said, H559 I have seen H7200 a woman H802 in Timnath H8553 of the daughters H1323 of the Philistines: H6430 now therefore H6258 get H3947 her H853 for me to wife. H802 [3] Then his father H1 and his mother H517 said H559 unto him, Is there never H369 a woman H802 among the daughters H1323 of thy brethren, H251 or among all H3605 my people, H5971 that H3588 thou H859 goest H1980 to take H3947 a wife H802 of the uncircumcised H6189 Philistines? H6430 And Samson H8123 said H559 unto H413 his father, H1 Get H3947 her H853 for me; for H3588 she H1931 pleaseth H3474 me H5869 well. H3474ⓘ [4] But his father H1 and his mother H517 knew H3045 not H3808 that H3588 it H1931 was of the Lord, H3068 that H3588 he H1931 sought H1245 an occasion H8385 against the Philistines: H6430 for at that H1931 time H6256 the Philistines H6430 had dominion H4910 over Israel. H3478 [5] Then went H3381 Samson H8123 down, H3381 and his father H1 and his mother, H517 to Timnath, H8553 and came H935 to H5704 the vineyards H3754 of Timnath: H8553 and, behold, H2009 a young H3715 lion H738 roared H7580 against him. H7125§ [6] And the Spirit H7307 of the Lord H3068 came mightily H6743 upon him, H5921 and he rent him H8156 as he would have rent H8156 a kid, H1423 and he had nothing H3972 H369 in his hand: H3027 but he told H5046 not H3808 his father H1 or his mother H517 H853 what H834 he had done. H6213 [7] And he went down, H3381 and talked H1696 with the woman; H802 and she pleased H3474 Samson H8123 well. H3474 H5869 [8] And after a time H3117 he returned H7725 to take her, H3947 and he turned aside H5493 to see H7200 H853 the carcase H4658 of the lion: H738 and, behold, H2009 there was a swarm H5712 of bees H1682 and honey H1706 in the carcase H1472 of the lion. H738 [9] And he took thereof H7287 in H413 his hands, H3709 and went H3212 on H1980 eating, H398 and came H3212 to H413 his father H1 H413 and mother, H517 and he gave H5414 them, and they did eat: H398 but he told H5046 not H3808 them that H3588 he had taken H7287 the honey H1706 out of the carcase H1472 of the lion. H738 [10] So his father H1 went down H3381 unto H413 the woman: H802 and Samson H8123 made H6213 there H8033 a feast; H4960 for H3588 so H3651 used H6213 the young men H970 to do. H6213 [11] And it came to pass, H1961 when they saw H7200 him, H853 that they brought H3947 thirty H7970 companions H4828 to be H1961 with him. H854 [12] And Samson H8123 said H559 unto them, I will H2330 now H4994 put forth H2330 a riddle H2420 unto you: if H518 ye can certainly H5046 declare H5046 it H853 me within the seven H7651 days H3117 of the feast, H4960 and find it out, H4672 then I will give H5414 you thirty H7970 sheets H5466§ and thirty H7970 change H2487 of garments: H899 [13] but if H518 ye cannot H3808 H3201 declare H5046 it me, then shall H5414 ye H859 give H5414 me thirty H7970 sheets H5466 and thirty H7970 change H2487 of garments. H899 And they said H559 unto him, Put forth H2330 thy riddle, H2420 that we may hear it. H8085 [14] And he said H559 unto them,
Out of the eater H398 came forth H3318 meat, H3978
And out of the strong H5794 came forth H3318 sweetness. H4966And they could H3201 not H3808 in three H7969 days H3117 expound H5046 the riddle. H2420 [15] And it came to pass H1961 on the seventh H7637 day, H3117 that they said H559 unto Samson’s H8123 wife, H802 Entice H6601 H853 thy husband, H376 that he may declare H5046 H853 unto us the riddle, H2420 lest H6435 we burn H8313 thee H853 and H853 thy father’s H1 house H1004 with fire: H784 have ye called H7121 us to take that we have? H3423§ is it not H3808 so? [16] And Samson’s H8123 wife H802 wept H1058 before him, H5921 and said, H559 Thou H8130 dost but H7535 hate me, H8130 and lovest me H157 not: H3808 thou hast put forth H2330 a riddle H2420 unto the children H1121 of my people, H5971 and hast H5046 not H3808 told H5046 it me. And he said H559 unto her, Behold, H2009 I have H5046 not H3808 told H5046 it my father H1 nor my mother, H517 and shall I tell H5046 it thee? [17] And she wept H1058 before him H5921 the seven H7651 days, H3117§ while H834 their feast H4960 lasted: H1961 and it came to pass H1961 on the seventh H7637 day, H3117 that he told H5046 her, because H3588 she lay sore upon him: H6693 and she told H5046 the riddle H2420 to the children H1121 of her people. H5971 [18] And the men H582 of the city H5892 said H559 unto him on the seventh H7637 day H3117 before H2962 the sun H2775 went down, H935 What H4100 is sweeter H4966 than honey? H1706 And what H4100 is stronger H5794 than a lion? H738 And he said H559 unto them,
If H3884 ye had H2790 not H3884 plowed H2790 with my heifer, H5697
Ye had H4672 not H3808 found out H4672 my riddle. H2420
[19] And the Spirit H7307 of the Lord H3068 came H6743 upon him, H5921 and he went down H3381 to Ashkelon, H831 and slew H5221 thirty H7970 men H376 of them, H4480 and took H3947 H853 their spoil, H2488§ and gave H5414 change H2487 of garments unto them which expounded H5046 the riddle. H2420 And his anger H639 was kindled, H2734 and he went up H5927 to his father’s H1 house. H1004 [20] But Samson’s H8123 wife H802 was H1961 given to his companion, H4828 whom H834 he had used as his friend. H7462

Footnotes

  1. ⓘ 14:3 She is right in mine eyes
  2. § 14:5 Heb. in meeting him
  3. § 14:12 Or, shirts
  4. § 14:15 Heb. to possess us, or to impoverish us?
  5. § 14:17 Or, the rest of the seven days, etc.
  6. § 14:19 Or, apparel
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 κατέβη G2597 Σαμψων G4546 εἰς G1519 Θαμναθα καὶ G2532 εἶδεν G1492 γυναῖκα G1135 ἐν G1722 Θαμναθα ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 καὶ G2532 ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον G1799 αὐτοῦ. G846 [2] Καὶ G2532 ἀνέβη G305 καὶ G2532 ἀπήγγειλεν G518 τῷ G3588 πατρὶ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 μητρὶ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Γυναῖκα G1135 ἑώρακα G3708 ἐν G1722 Θαμναθα ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων, G246 καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 λάβετέ G2983 μοι G3427 αὐτὴν G846 εἰς G1519 γυναῖκα. G1135 [3] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 Μὴ G3361 οὐκ G3756 ἔστιν G2076 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θυγατέρων G2364 τῶν G3588 ἀδελφῶν G80 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 παντὶ G3956 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 μου G3450 γυνή, G1135 ὅτι G3754 σὺ G4771 πορεύῃ G4198 λαβεῖν G2983 γυναῖκα G1135 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 τῶν G3588 ἀπεριτμήτων; G564 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 Σαμψων G4546 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 Ταύτην G3778 λαβέ G2983 μοι, G3427 ὅτι G3754 ἤρεσεν G700 ἐν G1722 ὀφθαλμοῖς G3788 μου. G3450 [4] Καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐκ G3756 ἔγνωσαν G1097 ὅτι G3754 παρὰ G3844 κυρίου G2962 ἐστίν, G2076 ὅτι G3754 ἀνταπόδομα G468 αὐτὸς G846 ἐκζητεῖ G1567 ἐκ G1537 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων· G246 καὶ G2532 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 καιρῷ G2540 ἐκείνῳ G1565 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 ἐκυρίευον G2961 τῶν G3588 υἱῶν G5207 Ισραηλ. G2474 [5] Καὶ G2532 κατέβη G2597 Σαμψων G4546 καὶ G2532 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 μήτηρ G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 Θαμναθα. Καὶ G2532 ἐξέκλινεν G1578 εἰς G1519 ἀμπελῶνα G290 Θαμναθα, καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 σκύμνος λεόντων G3023 ὠρυόμενος G5612 εἰς G1519 ἀπάντησιν G529 αὐτοῦ· G846 [6] καὶ G2532 κατηύθυνεν G2720 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 πνεῦμα G4151 ‡ κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 διέσπασεν G1288 αὐτόν, G846 ὡσεὶ G5616 διασπάσαι G1288 ἔριφον G2056 αἰγῶν, καὶ G2532 οὐδὲν G3762 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 χειρὶ G5495 αὐτοῦ. G846 Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀπήγγειλεν G518 τῷ G3588 πατρὶ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 οὐδὲ G3761 τῇ G3588 μητρὶ G3384 ἃ G3739 ἐποίησεν. G4160 [7] Καὶ G2532 κατέβησαν G2597 καὶ G2532 ἐλάλησαν G2980 τῇ G3588 γυναικί, G1135 καὶ G2532 ἤρεσεν G700 ἐνώπιον G1799 Σαμψων. G4546 [8] Καὶ G2532 ἐπέστρεψεν G1994 μεθ’ G3326 ἡμέρας G2250 λαβεῖν G2983 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 ἐξέκλινεν G1578 ἰδεῖν G1492 τὸ G3588 πτῶμα G4430 τοῦ G3588 λέοντος, G3023 καὶ G2532 ἰδοὺ G2400 συστροφὴ G4963 μελισσῶν ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 στόματι G4750 τοῦ G3588 λέοντος G3023 καὶ G2532 μέλι G3192 ἦν. G2258 [9] Καὶ G2532 ἐξεῖλεν G1807 αὐτὸ G846 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 στόμα G4750 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύθη G4198 πορευόμενος G4198 καὶ G2532 ἔσθων· καὶ G2532 ἐπορεύθη G4198 πρὸς G4314 τὸν G3588 πατέρα G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 μητέρα G3384 αὐτοῦ G846 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 αὐτοῖς, G846 καὶ G2532 ἔφαγον· G5315 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἀπήγγειλεν G518 αὐτοῖς G846 ὅτι G3754 ἐκ G1537 τῆς G3588 ἕξεως G1838 τοῦ G3588 λέοντος G3023 ἐξεῖλεν G1807 τὸ G3588 μέλι. G3192 [10] Καὶ G2532 κατέβη G2597 ὁ G3588 πατὴρ G3962 αὐτοῦ G846 πρὸς G4314 τὴν G3588 γυναῖκα· G1135 καὶ G2532 ἐποίησεν G4160 ἐκεῖ G1563 Σαμψων G4546 πότον G4224 ἡμέρας G2250 ἑπτά, G2033 ὅτι G3754 οὕτως G3779 ἐποίουν G4160 οἱ G3588 νεανίσκοι. G3495 [11] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 φοβεῖσθαι G5399 αὐτοὺς G846 αὐτὸν G846 προσκατέστησαν αὐτῷ G846 ἑταίρους G2083 τριάκοντα, G5144 καὶ G2532 ἦσαν G2258 μετ’ G3326 αὐτοῦ. G846 [12] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτοῖς G846 Σαμψων G4546 Προβαλῶ G4261 ὑμῖν G5213 πρόβλημα, καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 ἀπαγγείλητέ G518 μοι G3427 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημα ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἡμέραις G2250 τοῦ G3588 πότου, G4224 δώσω G1325 ὑμῖν G5213 τριάκοντα G5144 σινδόνας G4616 καὶ G2532 τριάκοντα G5144 στολάς· G4749 [13] καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 μὴ G3361 δυνασθῆτε G1410 ἀπαγγεῖλαί G518 μοι, G3427 καὶ G2532 δώσετε G1325 ὑμεῖς G5210 ἐμοὶ G1699 τριάκοντα G5144 σινδόνας G4616 καὶ G2532 τριάκοντα G5144 στολὰς G4749 ἱματίων. G2440 Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Προβαλοῦ G4261 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημά σου, G4675 καὶ G2532 ἀκουσόμεθα G191 αὐτοῦ. G846 [14] Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτοῖς G846 Ἐκ G1537 τοῦ G3588 ἔσθοντος ἐξῆλθεν G1831 βρῶσις, G1035 καὶ G2532 ἐξ G1537 ἰσχυροῦ G2478 ἐξῆλθεν G1831 γλυκύ. G1099 Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠδυνάσθησαν G1410 ἀπαγγεῖλαι G518 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημα ἐπὶ G1909 τρεῖς G5140 ἡμέρας. G2250 [15] Καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 τετάρτῃ G5067 καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 τῇ G3588 γυναικὶ G1135 Σαμψων G4546 Ἀπάτησον G538 δὴ G1211 τὸν G3588 ἄνδρα G435 σου G4675 καὶ G2532 ἀπαγγειλάτω G518 σοι G4671 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημα, μήποτε G3379 ἐμπυρίσωμέν σε G4571 καὶ G2532 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 πατρός G3962 σου G4675 ἐν G1722 πυρί· G4442 ἦ G2229 πτωχεῦσαι G4433 ἐκαλέσατε G2564 ἡμᾶς; G2248 [16] Καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσεν G2799 ἡ G3588 γυνὴ G1135 Σαμψων G4546 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 Μεμίσηκάς G3404 με G3165 καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠγάπηκάς G25 με, G3165 ὅτι G3754 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημα, ὃ G3739 προεβάλου G4261 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 μου, G3450 κἀμοὶ G2504 οὐκ G3756 ἀπήγγειλας G518 αὐτό. G846 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτῇ G846 Σαμψων G4546 Ἰδοὺ G2400 τῷ G3588 πατρί G3962 μου G3450 καὶ G2532 τῇ G3588 μητρί G3384 μου G3450 οὐκ G3756 ἀπήγγειλα G518 αὐτό, G846 καὶ G2532 σοὶ G4671 ἀπαγγελῶ; G518 [17] Καὶ G2532 ἔκλαυσεν G2799 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὰς G3588 ἑπτὰ G2033 ἡμέρας, G2250 ἐν G1722 αἷς G3739 ἦν G2258 ἐν G1722 αὐταῖς G846 ὁ G3588 πότος· G4224 καὶ G2532 ἐγένετο G1096 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 ἑβδόμῃ G1442 καὶ G2532 ἀπήγγειλεν G518 αὐτῇ, G846 ὅτι G3754 παρηνώχλησεν G3926 αὐτόν· G846 καὶ G2532 αὐτὴ G846 ἀπήγγειλεν G518 τοῖς G3588 υἱοῖς G5207 τοῦ G3588 λαοῦ G2992 αὐτῆς. G846 [18] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 αὐτῷ G846 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 τῆς G3588 πόλεως G4172 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 τῇ G3588 ἑβδόμῃ G1442 πρὶν G4250 δῦναι G1416 τὸν G3588 ἥλιον G2246 Τί G5101 γλυκύτερον G1099 μέλιτος, G3192 καὶ G2532 τί G5101 ἰσχυρότερον G2478 λέοντος; G3023 Καὶ G2532 εἶπεν G2036 αὐτοῖς G846 Σαμψων G4546 Εἰ G1487 μὴ G3361 κατεδαμάσατέ μου G3450 τὴν G3588 δάμαλιν, G1151 οὐκ G3756 ἂν G302 εὕρετε G2147 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημά μου. G3450 [19] Καὶ G2532 κατεύθυνεν G2720 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτὸν G846 πνεῦμα G4151 κυρίου, G2962 καὶ G2532 κατέβη G2597 εἰς G1519 Ἀσκαλῶνα καὶ G2532 ἔπαισεν G3817 ἐκεῖθεν G1564 τριάκοντα G5144 ἄνδρας G435 καὶ G2532 ἔλαβεν G2983 τὰς G3588 στολὰς G4749 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 ἔδωκεν G1325 τοῖς G3588 ἀπαγγείλασιν G518 τὸ G3588 πρόβλημα. Καὶ G2532 ἐθυμώθη G2373 ὀργῇ G3709 Σαμψων G4546 καὶ G2532 ἀνέβη G305 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 οἶκον G3624 τοῦ G3588 πατρὸς G3962 αὐτοῦ. G846 [20] Καὶ G2532 συνῴκησεν G4924 ἡ G3588 γυνὴ G1135 Σαμψων G4546 τῷ G3588 νυμφαγωγῷ αὐτοῦ, G846 ὃς G3739 ἦν G2258 ἑταῖρος G2083 αὐτοῦ. G846
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 14:6 Corrected from πνεύμα, as seen in RH. A long vowel accented on the next-to-last syllable takes the circumflex when the last syllable is short. This edition prints πνεῦμα at its 238 other occurrences.