King James Version
Judges 14:1-5
2And he came upוַיַּ֗עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and toldוַיַּגֵּד֙vai.ya.GedH5046his fatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1and his motherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517,and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200a womanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802in Timnathבְתִמְנָ֖תָהve.tim.Na.tahH8553of the daughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:now therefore getקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947her for me to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
3Then his fatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Is thereneverהַאֵין֩ha.'EinH369a womanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802among the daughtersבִּבְנ֨וֹתbiv.NotH1323of thy brethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,or among all my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,that thou goestהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980to takeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947a wifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of the uncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםha.'a.re.LimH6189Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430?And Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto his fatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,Getקַֽח־kach-H3947her for me; for she pleaseth me wellיָשְׁרָ֥ה בְעֵינָֽי׃ya.she.Rah ve.'ei.NaiH5869H3474.
4But his fatherוְאָבִ֨יוve.'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֜וֹve.'i.MoH517knewיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045not that it wasof the Lordמֵיְהוָה֙me.Yah.wehH3068,that he soughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245an occasionתֹאֲנָ֥הto.'a.NahH8385against the Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430:for at that timeוּבָעֵ֣תu.va.'EtH6256the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430had dominionמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910over Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5Then wentH3381Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,and his fatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1and his motherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517,to Timnathתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553,and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the vineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754of Timnathתִמְנָ֔תָהtim.Na.tahH8553:and, behold, a youngכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738roaredשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580againstH7125him.
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
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