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Judges 14 (WEBP)

[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.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

Judges 14 (KJVS)

[1] And Samson went down () to Timnath, and saw () a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
[2] And he came up, () and told () his father and his mother, and said, () I have seen () a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get () her for me to wife.
[3] Then his father and his mother said () unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest () to take () a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said () unto his father, Get () her for me; for she pleaseth me well. ()
[4] But his father and his mother knew () not that it was of the Lord, that he sought () an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion () over Israel.
[5] Then went Samson down, () and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came () to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared () against () him.
[6] And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily () upon him, and he rent () him as he would have rent () a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told () not his father or his mother what he had done. ()
[7] And he went down, () and talked () with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. ()
[8] And after a time he returned () to take () her, and he turned aside () to see () the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
[9] And he took () thereof in his hands, and went on () eating, () and came () to his father and mother, and he gave () them, and they did eat: () but he told () not them that he had taken () the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
[10] So his father went down () unto the woman: and Samson made () there a feast; for so used the young men to do. ()
[11] And it came to pass, when they saw () him, that they brought () thirty companions to be with him.
[12] And Samson said () unto them, I will now put forth () a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly () declare () it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, () then I will give () you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
[13] but if ye cannot () declare () it me, then shall ye give () me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said () unto him, Put forth () thy riddle, that we may hear () it.
[14] And he said () unto them, Out of the eater () came forth () meat, And out of the strong came forth () sweetness. And they could () not in three days expound () the riddle.
[15] And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said () unto Samson’s wife, Entice () thy husband, that he may declare () unto us the riddle, lest we burn () thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called () us to take that we have? () is it not so?
[16] And Samson’s wife wept () before him, and said, () Thou dost but hate () me, and lovest () me not: thou hast put forth () a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told () it me. And he said () unto her, Behold, I have not told () it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell () it thee?
[17] And she wept () before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: () and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told () her, because she lay sore () upon him: and she told () the riddle to the children of her people.
[18] And the men of the city said () unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, () What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? And he said () unto them, If ye had not plowed () with my heifer, Ye had not found out () my riddle.
[19] And the Spirit of the Lord came () upon him, and he went down () to Ashkelon, and slew () thirty men of them, and took () their spoil, and gave () change of garments unto them which expounded () the riddle. And his anger was kindled, () and he went up () to his father’s house.
[20] But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. ()

Judges 14:3 She is right in mine eyes
Judges 14:5 Heb. in meeting him
Judges 14:12 Or, shirts
Judges 14:15 Heb. to possess us, or to impoverish us?
Judges 14:17 Or, the rest of the seven days, etc.
Judges 14:19 Or, apparel

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Judges 14 (BYZ)

[1] και κατεβη σαμψων εις θαμναθα και ειδεν γυναικα εν θαμναθα εκ των θυγατερων των αλλοφυλων και ηρεσεν ενωπιον αυτου
[2] και ανεβη και απηγγειλεν τω πατρι αυτου και τη μητρι αυτου και ειπεν γυναικα εωρακα εν θαμναθα απο των θυγατερων των αλλοφυλων και νυν λαβετε μοι αυτην εις γυναικα
[3] και ειπεν αυτω ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου μη ουκ εστιν απο των θυγατερων των αδελφων σου και εν παντι τω λαω μου γυνη οτι συ πορευη λαβειν γυναικα εκ των αλλοφυλων των απεριτμητων και ειπεν σαμψων προς τον πατερα αυτου ταυτην λαβε μοι οτι ηρεσεν εν οφθαλμοις μου
[4] και ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου ουκ εγνωσαν οτι παρα κυριου εστιν οτι ανταποδομα αυτος εκζητει εκ των αλλοφυλων και εν τω καιρω εκεινω αλλοφυλοι εκυριευον των υιων ισραηλ
[5] και κατεβη σαμψων και ο πατηρ αυτου και η μητηρ αυτου εις θαμναθα και εξεκλινεν εις αμπελωνα θαμναθα και ιδου σκυμνος λεοντων ωρυομενος εις απαντησιν αυτου
[6] και κατηυθυνεν επ αυτον πνευμα κυριου και διεσπασεν αυτον ωσει διασπασαι εριφον αιγων και ουδεν ην εν τη χειρι αυτου και ουκ απηγγειλεν τω πατρι αυτου ουδε τη μητρι α εποιησεν
[7] και κατεβησαν και ελαλησαν τη γυναικι και ηρεσεν ενωπιον σαμψων
[8] και επεστρεψεν μεθ ημερας λαβειν αυτην και εξεκλινεν ιδειν το πτωμα του λεοντος και ιδου συστροφη μελισσων εν τω στοματι του λεοντος και μελι ην
[9] και εξειλεν αυτο εις το στομα αυτου και επορευθη πορευομενος και εσθων και επορευθη προς τον πατερα αυτου και προς την μητερα αυτου και εδωκεν αυτοις και εφαγον και ουκ απηγγειλεν αυτοις οτι εκ της εξεως του λεοντος εξειλεν το μελι
[10] και κατεβη ο πατηρ αυτου προς την γυναικα και εποιησεν εκει σαμψων ποτον ημερας επτα οτι ουτως εποιουν οι νεανισκοι
[11] και εγενετο εν τω φοβεισθαι αυτους αυτον προσκατεστησαν αυτω εταιρους τριακοντα και ησαν μετ αυτου
[12] και ειπεν αυτοις σαμψων προβαλω υμιν προβλημα και εαν απαγγειλητε μοι το προβλημα εν ταις επτα ημεραις του ποτου δωσω υμιν τριακοντα σινδονας και τριακοντα στολας
[13] και εαν μη δυνασθητε απαγγειλαι μοι και δωσετε υμεις εμοι τριακοντα σινδονας και τριακοντα στολας ιματιων και ειπαν αυτω προβαλου το προβλημα σου και ακουσομεθα αυτου
[14] και ειπεν αυτοις εκ του εσθοντος εξηλθεν βρωσις και εξ ισχυρου εξηλθεν γλυκυ και ουκ ηδυνασθησαν απαγγειλαι το προβλημα επι τρεις ημερας
[15] και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη τεταρτη και ειπαν τη γυναικι σαμψων απατησον δη τον ανδρα σου και απαγγειλατω σοι το προβλημα μηποτε εμπυρισωμεν σε και τον οικον του πατρος σου εν πυρι η πτωχευσαι εκαλεσατε ημας
[16] και εκλαυσεν η γυνη σαμψων επ αυτον και ειπεν αυτω μεμισηκας με και ουκ ηγαπηκας με οτι το προβλημα ο προεβαλου τοις υιοις του λαου μου καμοι ουκ απηγγειλας αυτο και ειπεν αυτη σαμψων ιδου τω πατρι μου και τη μητρι μου ουκ απηγγειλα αυτο και σοι απαγγελω
[17] και εκλαυσεν επ αυτον επι τας επτα ημερας εν αις ην εν αυταις ο ποτος και εγενετο εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη και απηγγειλεν αυτη οτι παρηνωχλησεν αυτον και αυτη απηγγειλεν τοις υιοις του λαου αυτης
[18] και ειπαν αυτω οι ανδρες της πολεως εν τη ημερα τη εβδομη πριν δυναι τον ηλιον τι γλυκυτερον μελιτος και τι ισχυροτερον λεοντος και ειπεν αυτοις σαμψων ει μη κατεδαμασατε μου την δαμαλιν ουκ αν ευρετε το προβλημα μου
[19] και κατευθυνεν επ αυτον πνευμα κυριου και κατεβη εις ασκαλωνα και επαισεν εκειθεν τριακοντα ανδρας και ελαβεν τας στολας αυτων και εδωκεν τοις απαγγειλασιν το προβλημα και εθυμωθη οργη σαμψων και ανεβη εις τον οικον του πατρος αυτου
[20] και συνωκησεν η γυνη σαμψων τω νυμφαγωγω αυτου ος ην εταιρος αυτου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.