Judges 14
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Judges 14:1-7

1Then SamsonH8123 wentH3381 downH3381 to TimnahH8553, and he sawH7200 a womanH802 in TimnahH8553, one of the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430. 2So he cameH5927 1backH5927 and toldH5046 his fatherH1 and 2motherH517, “I sawH7200 a womanH802 in TimnahH8553, one of the daughtersH1323 of the PhilistinesH6430; so nowH6258, getH3947 her for me as a wifeH802.” 3But his fatherH1 and his motherH517 saidH559 to him, “IsH369 thereH369 noH369 womanH802 among the daughtersH1323 of your 3relativesH251, or among allH3605 4our peopleH5971, that you goH1980 to 5takeH3947 a wifeH802 from the uncircumcisedH6189 PhilistinesH6430?” Yet SamsonH8123 saidH559 to his fatherH1, “GetH3947 her for me, becauseH3588 she isH3474 rightH3474H5869 6for me.” 4However, his fatherH1 and motherH517 did not knowH3045 that 7thisH1931 was of the LordH3068, for He was seekingH1245 an occasionH8385 againstH4480 the PhilistinesH6430. And at that timeH6256 the PhilistinesH6430 were rulingH4910 over IsraelH3478.

5Then SamsonH8123 wentH3381 downH3381 to TimnahH8553 with his fatherH1 and motherH517, and cameH935 as farH5704 as the vineyardsH3754 of TimnahH8553; and beholdH2009, a youngH3715 lionH738 came roaringH7580 towardH7122 him. 6And 8the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 rushedH6743 uponH5921 him, so that 9he toreH8156 it apartH8156 as one tearsH8156 apartH8156 a youngH1423 goatH1423, though he hadH369 nothingH3972H369 in his handH3027; but he did not tellH5046 his fatherH1 or motherH517 whatH834 he had doneH6213. 7So he wentH3381 downH3381 and talkedH1696 to the womanH802; and she 10lookedH3474H5869 pleasingH3474 to SamsonH8123.

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Notes

  1. 1. Judges 14:2 Lit up ↩
  2. 2. Judges 14:2 Lit mother, and said, ↩
  3. 3. Judges 14:3 Gen 24:3, 4 ↩
  4. 4. Judges 14:3 Lit my ↩
  5. 5. Judges 14:3 Ex 34:16; Deut 7:3 ↩
  6. 6. Judges 14:3 Lit in my eyes ↩
  7. 7. Judges 14:4 Josh 11:20 ↩
  8. 8. Judges 14:6 Judg 3:10 ↩
  9. 9. Judges 14:6 1 Sam 17:34-36 ↩
  10. 10. Judges 14:7 Lit was right in Samson’s eyes ↩

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