Judges 14:2

Judges 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When he returned, he said to his father and mother, “I have seen a Philistine woman in Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he came up and told his father and mother, "I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my wife."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So he went up and told his father and mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.”

Context of Judges 14:2

1One day Samson went to Timnah. Samson saw a young Philistine woman. When he returned home, he said to his father and mother, ‘I have seen a young Philistine woman in Timnah and I want to marry her. Please get her for me as my wife.’ 3His parents replied, ‘You do not need to go to the Philistines to get a wife. They are not the Lord's people. There is surely someone among our own relatives or other Israelites that you would like to marry.’ But Samson said to his father, ‘You must get her for me. She is the right girl for me to marry.’ 4Samson's parents did not realize that the Lord was causing this to happen. The Lord wanted to prepare a way for the Israelites to attack the Philistines, because the Philistines were ruling over Israel at that time.

Judges 14:2 word by word

וַיַּ֗עַל וַיַּגֵּד֙ לְאָבִ֣יו וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אִשָּׁ֛ה רָאִ֥יתִי בְתִמְנָ֖תָה מִבְּנ֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וְעַתָּ֕ה קְחוּ־אוֹתָ֥הּ לִּ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I have seenרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• a womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• in Timnathתִּמְנָהtimnâh · TimnahH8553
• of the daughtersבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
• now therefore getלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• her for me to wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for Judges 14:2

• Genesis 21:21He lived in the Paran wilderness. Hagar, his mother, found an Egyptian wife for him to marry.
• Genesis 24:2Abraham had an important servant in his house. He had authority over everything that belonged to Abraham. Abraham said to him, ‘Come here and make a promise to me. Put your hand between my legs to show that I can trust you.
• Genesis 34:4Shechem said to his father, Hamor, ‘I want to marry this girl. Please get her for me.’
• Genesis 38:6Judah found a wife for his oldest son, Er. Her name was Tamar.
• 2 Kings 14:9But King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah: ‘In Lebanon, a thorn bush sent this message to a cedar tree: “Please give your daughter to my son, to be his wife.” Then a wild animal of Lebanon came and knocked down the thorn bush. It walked all over it!

Commentaries on Judges 14:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Get her for me - namely, by Paying the requisite dowry (see marginal references) and gifts to relations. Hence, the frequent mention of parents taking wives for their sons Exodus 34:16; Nehemiah 10:30, because the parents of the bridegroom conducted the negotiation, and paid the dower to the parents of the bride.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Samson chose his bride based solely on her looks. Marrying outside the covenant was a major sign of unfaithfulness (Joshua 23:12–13), but God can still work through human mistakes.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51-2. Timnath--now Tibna, about three miles from Zorah, his birthplace. saw a woman ... of the Philistines; and told his father and his mother, and said, ... get her for me to wife--In the East parents did, and do in many cases still, negotiate the marriage alliances for their sons. During their period of ascendency, the Philistine invaders had settled in the towns; and the intercourse between them and the Israelites was often of such a friendly and…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 14:2

• Marriage
• Samson
• Timnath

In the dictionaries

• Philistines
• Betroth
• Change
• Manoah
• Plow
• Put
• Riddle
• Samson
• Swarm
• Timnath

Commentaries on Judges 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• Darby Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings