Judges 14:7

Judges 14:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
• New International Version (NIV)Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Context of Judges 14:7

5As 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. When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her. 8Later, when he returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to look at the carcass of the lion. And he found that a swarm of bees had made some honey in the carcass. 9He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way. He also gave some to his father and mother, and they ate it. But he didn’t tell them he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.

Judges 14:7 word by word

וַיֵּ֖רֶד וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר לָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַתִּישַׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֥י שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he went downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• and talkedדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• with the womanאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · womanH802
• and she pleasedיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• Samsonשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshôn · SamsonH8123
• wellעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869

Commentaries on Judges 14:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7And talked with the woman - That is, concerning marriage; thus forming the espousals.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. 1-20Samson, who gets more attention in the book of Judges than any other judge, is more mysterious than Jephthah. Samson shows great inspiration as a leader. He also represents the unstoppable move toward chaos, which shows the need for a more organized society under a godly ruler.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 14:7

• Courtship
• Lion
• Samson

In the dictionaries

• Samson
• Change
• Plow
• Put
• Riddle
• Swarm
• Timnath
• Dan (1); Dan, Tribe of
• Dark Sayings
• Israel, History 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