Judges 14 WEB

Judges 14:1 (WEB)
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Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.

Judges 14:2 (WEB)
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He came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me as wife.

Judges 14:3 (WEB)
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Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, 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.

Judges 14:4 (WEB)
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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 had rule over Israel.

Judges 14:5 (WEB)
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Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

Judges 14:6 (WEB)
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The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he didn't tell his father or his mother what he had done.

Judges 14:7 (WEB)
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He went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

Judges 14:8 (WEB)
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After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

Judges 14:9 (WEB)
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He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and 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 body of the lion.

Judges 14:10 (WEB)
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His father went down to the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.

Judges 14:11 (WEB)
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It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

Judges 14:12 (WEB)
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Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you: if you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

Judges 14:13 (WEB)
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but if you can't declare it to me, then shall you give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing. They said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.

Judges 14:14 (WEB)
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He said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, Out of the strong came forth sweetness. They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.

Judges 14:15 (WEB)
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It happened on the seventh day, that 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? is it not [so]?

Judges 14:16 (WEB)
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Samson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and don't love me: you have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me. He said to her, Behold, I haven't told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?

Judges 14:17 (WEB)
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She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

Judges 14:18 (WEB)
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The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and 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.

Judges 14:19 (WEB)
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The Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of clothing] to those who declared the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.

Judges 14:20 (WEB)
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But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.