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 father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.” 4His father and mother didn’t realize the Lord was at work in this, creating an opportunity to work against the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time. As Samson and his parents were going down to Timnah, a young lion suddenly attacked Samson near the vineyards of Timnah. 6At that moment the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him, and he ripped the lion’s jaws apart with his bare hands. He did it as easily as if it were a young goat. But he didn’t tell his father or mother about it. 7When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her.

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