Judges 14:12-20

12Then SamsonH8123 saidH559 to them, “Let me nowH4994 1proposeH2330 a riddleH2420 for you; ifH518 you actuallyH5046 tellH5046 me 2the answer within the sevenH7651 daysH3117 of the feastH4960, and solveH4672 it, then I will giveH5414 you thirtyH7970 linenH5466 wrapsH5466 and thirtyH7970 3outfitsH2487 of clothesH899. 13But ifH518 you areH3201 unableH3808H3201 to tellH5046 me, then you shall giveH5414 me thirtyH7970 linenH5466 wrapsH5466 and thirtyH7970 outfitsH2487 of clothesH899.” And they saidH559 to him, “ProposeH2330 your riddleH2420, so that we may hearH8085 it.” 14So he saidH559 to them, “OutH3318 of the eaterH398 cameH3318 somethingH3978 toH3978 eatH3978, And outH3318 of the strongH5794 cameH3318 somethingH4966 sweetH4966.” But they couldH3201 not tellH5046 the answer to the riddleH2420 in threeH7969 daysH3117.

15Then it cameH1961 aboutH1961 on the 4fourth dayH3117 that they saidH559 to Samson’sH8123 wifeH802, “5EnticeH6601 your husbandH376, so that he will tellH5046 us the riddleH2420, 6orH6435 we will burnH8313 you and your father’sH1 houseH1004 with fireH784. Have you invitedH7121 us to impoverishH3423 us? Is this not so?” 16So Samson’sH8123 wifeH802 weptH1058 in frontH5921 of him and saidH559, “7You onlyH7534 hateH8130 me, and you do not loveH157 me; you have proposedH2330 a riddleH2420 to the sonsH1121 of my peopleH5971, and have not toldH5046 it to me.” And he saidH559 to her, “BeholdH2009, I have not toldH5046 it to my fatherH1 or motherH517; so should I tellH5046 you?” 17However she weptH1058 beforeH5921 him for sevenH7651 daysH3117 whileH834 their feastH4960 lastedH1961. And on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 he toldH5046 her becauseH3588 she pressedH6693 him so hardH6693. She then toldH5046 the riddleH2420 to the sonsH1121 of her peopleH5971. 18So the menH376 of the cityH5892 saidH559 to him on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 beforeH2962 the sunH2775 wentH935 down, “WhatH4100 is sweeterH4966 thanH4480 honeyH1706? And whatH4100 is strongerH5794 thanH4480 a lionH738?” And he saidH559 to them, “IfH3884 you had not plowedH2790 with my heiferH5697, You would not have foundH4672 outH4672 my riddleH2420.” 19Then 8the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 rushedH6743 uponH5921 him, and he wentH3381 downH3381 to AshkelonH831 and killedH5221 thirtyH7970 menH376 of them and tookH3947 whatH2488 they were wearingH2488 and gaveH5414 the outfitsH2487 ofH2487 clothesH2487 to those who toldH5046 the riddleH2420. And his angerH639 burnedH2734, and he wentH5927 upH5927 to his father’sH1 houseH1004. 20But Samson’sH8123 wifeH802 was 9given to his companionH4828 whoH834 had been his 10friendH7462.