Judges 14:5

Judges 14:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and they came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion came toward him roaring.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him.

Context of Judges 14:5

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. Samson went to Timnah, and his parents went too. When he reached some vineyards near Timnah, an angry young lion ran out to attack him. 6The Lord's Spirit gave Samson great strength. He tore the lion into pieces with his hands. He made it seem very easy, as if he was killing a goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. 7Then Samson continued on his journey to Timnah. He spoke with the young woman, and she pleased him very much.

Judges 14:5 word by word

וַיֵּ֧רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן וְאָבִ֥יו וְאִמּ֖וֹ תִּמְנָ֑תָה וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ עַד־כַּרְמֵ֣י תִמְנָ֔תָה וְהִנֵּה֙ כְּפִ֣יר אֲרָי֔וֹת שֹׁאֵ֖ג לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then wentיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• and his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• to Timnathתִּמְנָהtimnâh · TimnahH8553
• and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• to the vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• and, behold, a youngכְּפִירkephîyr · lionH3715
• lionאֲרִי'ărîy 'aryêh · lionH738
• roaredשָׁאַגshâ'ag · to roarH7580
• againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125

Commentaries on Judges 14:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A young lion roared against him - Came fiercely out upon him, ready to tear him to pieces.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-9Verses 5-9 By enabling him to kill a lion, God let Samson know what he could do in the strength of the Spirit of the Lord, that he might never be afraid to look the greatest difficulties in the face. He was alone in the vineyards, whither he had rambled. Young people consider not how they exposed themselves to the roaring lion that seeks to devour, when they wander from their prudent, pious parents. Nor do men consider what lions lurk in the vineyards…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-6The spirit first empowered Samson when a lion attacked him (compare Judges 13:25).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-95-9. a young lion--Hebrew, a lion in the pride of his youthful prime. The wild mountain passes of Judah were the lairs of savage beasts; and most or all the "lions" of Scripture occur in that wild country. His rending and killing the shaggy monster, without any weapon in his hand, were accomplished by that superhuman courage and strength which the occasional influences of the Spirit enabled him to put forth, and by the exertion of which, in such private…Read the comment

Topics related to Judges 14:5

• Grape
• Lion
• Samson
• Timnath

In the dictionaries

• Samson
• Change
• Lions
• Plow
• Put
• Riddle
• Swarm
• Timnah
• Timnath
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of

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