Verse
KJV
King James Version
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
And Samson went
down to Timnath, and saw
a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines .
And Samson goeth
down to Timnath, and seeth
a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines ,
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.
and cometh
up and declareth
to
his father ,
and to
his mother, and saith
, `A
woman
I have seen in Timnath ,
of the daughters of the Philistines ;
and
now ,
take
her for me for
a
wife. '
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
.
And
his father saith
to
him
--
also
his mother, `
Is there not
among the daughters of thy brethren, and
among all my people, a
woman,
that thou art
going
to take a woman
from
the uncircumcised Philistines? '
and Samson saith
unto his father, `Take
her for me ,
for she is
right
in
mine
eyes
. '
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.
And
his father and his mother have
not known
that from
Jehovah
it `is'
, that a
meeting
he is
seeking
of
the Philistines ;
and
at that time the Philistines are
ruling
over Israel.
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 .
And
Samson goeth
down --
also
his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they
come
unto
the vineyards of Timnath, and
lo
, a lion's
whelp
roareth
at
meeting
him ,
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.
and the Spirit of Jehovah
prospereth
over
him, and he rendeth
it
as the
rending
of
a kid, and there
is
nothing in his hand ,
and
he hath
not declared
to
his father and
to
his mother that
which
he hath
done.
And he went
down ,
and talked
with
the woman ;
and she pleased
Samson well.
And he goeth
down and speaketh
to
the woman ,
and she is
right
in
the
eyes
of
Samson ;
And after
a
time
he returned
to take her, and he
turned
aside to see the carcass
of the lion :
and
, behold
, there
was
a swarm
of bees and
honey
in the carcass
of the lion.
and he turneth
back
after
`some'
days
to take her, and turneth
aside to see the carcase
of the lion, and
lo
, a company
of bees `are'
in the body
of the lion --
and
honey
.
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 carcass
of the lion.
And he taketh
it
down
on
to
his hands, and goeth
on, going
and eating;
and
he
goeth
unto
his father ,
and unto
his
mother, and giveth
to
them, and they eat ,
and
he hath
not declared
to
them that from
the body
of the lion he
took
down
the
honey
.
So
his father went
down unto the woman :
and Samson made
there a feast;
for so used
the young men to
do .
And
his father goeth
down unto the woman ,
and Samson maketh
there a banquet,
for so the young men do ;
And it came
to pass ,
when they saw
him, that they brought
thirty companions to
be
with him.
and it cometh
to pass when they see
him, that they take
thirty companions ,
and
they
are
with him.
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 :
And Samson saith
to
them, `Let
me,
I pray
you,
put forth to
you
a riddle ;
if ye certainly declare it to
me `in'
the seven days of the banquet
, and have
found
`
it '
out, then I have
given
to
you thirty linen
shirts,
and thirty changes
of garments ;
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 .
and
if ye are
not
able
to
declare `
it '
to
me, then ye have
given
to
me thirty linen
shirts,
and thirty changes
of garments. '
And they say
to
him, `
Put forth thy riddle, and
we hear it !'
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
.
And he saith
to
them :
`
Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness ;'
and they were
not able
to
declare
the
riddle
`
in '
three days.
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
?
And it cometh
to pass ,
on the seventh day, that they say
to
Samson's wife, `
Entice thy husband, that he declare to
us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the
house of
thy
father
with fire ;
to
possess
us
have ye called for
us? is it not? '
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 ?
And Samson's wife weepeth
for
it
, and saith
, `
Thou hast
only
hated
me, and hast
not loved
me;
the
riddle
thou hast put forth to
the sons
of my people --
and to
me
thou
hast not declared
it ;'
and he saith
to
her, `Lo
, to
my father and
to
my mother I have
not
declared
`
it '
--
and
to
thee I
declare
`it'!'
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.
And she weepeth
for
it
the seven days `in'
which
their banquet
hath
been,
and it cometh
to pass on the seventh day that he declareth
`it'
to
her, for
she hath
distressed
him ;
and she declareth
the riddle to the sons
of her people.
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.
And the men of the city say
to
him on the seventh day ,
before the sun goeth
in:
--
`
What `
is '
sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion? '
And he saith
to
them :
`Unless
ye had ploughed
with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle. '
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 .
And the Spirit of Jehovah
prospereth
over
him, and he goeth
down to Ashkelon, and smiteth
of them thirty
men
, and taketh
their armour
, and giveth
the changes
to
those
declaring
the
riddle ;
and his anger burneth
, and he goeth
up to the
house of
his
father;
But
Samson's wife was
given
to
his companion
, whom
he
had
used
as
his friend.
and
Samson's wife becometh
his companion's
, who
`is'
his friend.
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