Judges 14
Revised Version 1895
2And hecameH5927upH5927, andtoldH5046hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1and hismotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802inTimnahבְתִמְנָ֖תָהve.tim.Na.tahH8553of thedaughtersמִבְּנ֣וֹתmi.be.NotH1323of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430:nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258thereforegetקְחוּ־ke.chu-H3947herH5046formeH5046towifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
3Then hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֗וֹve.'i.MoH517saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Is thereneverהַאֵין֩ha.'EinH369awomanאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802among thedaughtersבִּבְנ֨וֹתbiv.NotH1323of thybrethrenאַחֶ֤יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251, or amongallH3605mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, that thou goest totakeלָקַ֣חַתla.Ka.chatH3947awifeאִשָּׁ֔ה'i.ShahH802of theuncircumcisedהָעֲרֵלִ֑יםha.'a.re.LimH6189Philistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430? AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֤וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,Getקַֽח־kach-H3947herH3605formeH413; forsheהִ֖יאhi'H1931pleasethmeH413well.
4But hisfatherוְאָבִ֨יוve.'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֜וֹve.'i.MoH517knewיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045notלֹ֣אlo'H3808that it was of theLORDמֵיְהוָה֙me.Yah.wehH3068; for hesoughtמְבַקֵּ֖שׁme.va.KeshH1245an occasion against thePhilistinesמִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםmi.pe.lish.TimH6430.NowH3588at that time thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadruleמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmo.she.LimH4910overIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
5ThenwentH935Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןshim.ShonH8123downוַיֵּ֧רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and hisfatherוְאָבִ֥יוve.'a.VivH1and hismotherוְאִמּ֖וֹve.'i.MoH517, toTimnahתִּמְנָ֑תָהtim.Na.tahH8553, andcameH935to thevineyardsכַּרְמֵ֣יkar.MeiH3754ofTimnahתִמְנָ֔תָהtim.Na.tahH8553: and,beholdוְהִנֵּה֙ve.hi.NehH2009, ayoungכְּפִ֣ירke.FirH3715lionאֲרָי֔וֹת'a.ra.YotH738roaredשֹׁאֵ֖גsho.'EgH7580againstH7125him.
6And thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameH7307mightilyuponעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he hadnothingH3808in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: but hetoldהִגִּיד֙hi.GidH5046notH3808hisfatherלְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.VivH1or hismotherוּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.MoH517whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he haddoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
8AndafterH3117awhileH3117hereturnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725totakeלְקַחְתָּ֔הּle.kach.TahH3947herH3947, and heturnedH7725asideוַיָּ֣סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493toseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200the carcase of thelionהָאַרְיֵ֑הha.'ar.YehH738: and,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, there was aswarmעֲדַ֧ת'a.DatH5712ofbeesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםde.vo.RimH1682in the body of thelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738, andhoneyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃u.de.VashH1706.
9And hetookH1980itintoH413hishandsכַּפָּ֗יוka.PavH3709, andwentH1980on,eatingוְאָכֹ֔לve.'a.KholH398as hewentH1980, and hecameH1980to hisfatherאָבִ֣יו'a.VivH1andmotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517, andgaveH5414unto them, and theydidH3808eatוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּvai.yo.Khe.luH398: but hetoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046themnotH3808that he hadtakenH5414thehoneyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ha.de.VashH1706outH413of the body of thelionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.
12AndSamsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonH8123saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,LetH4994meH5414nowH4994putH5414forthH5414ariddleחִידָ֑הchi.DahH2420untoyouH5414:ifH518yecanH518declareH5046itmeH5414within thesevenשִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'AtH7651daysיְמֵ֤יye.MeiH3117of thefeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.TehH4960, andfindוּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.TemH4672itoutH4672, then I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youH5414thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466garmentsבְּגָדִֽים׃be.ga.DimH899andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesחֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.FotH2487of raiment:
13butifH518yecannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808declareלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046itmeH5414, then shall yegiveוּנְתַתֶּ֨םu.ne.ta.TemH5414meH5414thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970linenסְדִינִ֔יםse.di.NimH5466garmentsבְּגָדִ֑יםbe.ga.DimH899andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970changesחֲלִיפ֣וֹתcha.li.FotH2487of raiment. And theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him,PutH5414forthH5414thyriddleחִידָתְךָ֖chi.da.te.KhaH2420, thatweH518mayhearוְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ve.nish.ma.'E.nahH8085it.
14And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,OutH3318of theeaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙me.ha.'o.KhelH398cameH3318forthH3318meat, andoutH3318of thestrongוּמֵעַ֖זu.me.'AzH5794cameH3318forthH3318sweetness. And theycouldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117declareלְהַגִּ֥ידle.ha.GidH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420.
15And itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559untoSamson’sשִׁמְשׁוֹן֙shim.shOnH8123wifeלְאֵֽשֶׁת־le.'e.shet-H802, Entice thyhusbandאִישֵׁ֗ךְ'i.ShekhH376, that he maydeclareH5046untousH5046theriddleהַ֣חִידָ֔הha.chi.DahH2420,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435weH3117burnנִשְׂרֹ֥ףnis.RofH8313thee and thyfather’sאָבִ֖יךְ'a.VikhH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004withfireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: have yecalledקְרָאתֶ֥םke.ra.TemH7121usH5046toimpoverishהַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּhal.ya.re.She.nuH3423usH5046? is itnotהֲלֹֽא׃ha.Lo'H3808soH6435?
16AndSamson’sשִׁמְשׁ֜וֹןshim.ShonH8123wifeאֵ֨שֶׁת'E.shetH802weptוַתֵּבְךְּ֩va.te.veKH1058beforeעָלָ֗יו'a.LavH5921him, andsaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Thou dost buthateשְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙se.ne.Ta.niH8130meH5046, and lovestmeH5046notH3808: thou hast put forth ariddleהַֽחִידָ֥הha.chi.DahH2420unto thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and hastnotH3808toldH5046itmeH5046. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH5046,Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havenotH3808toldH5046it myfatherלְאָבִ֧יle.'a.ViH1norH3808mymotherוּלְאִמִּ֛יu.le.'i.MiH517, and shall ItellH5046it thee?
17AndsheH834weptוַתֵּ֤בְךְּva.Te.vekH1058beforeעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921him thesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,whileH1961theirfeastהַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑הha.mish.TehH4960lastedH1961: and itcameH1961topassH1961on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that hetoldH5046herH5046,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588sheH834pressedהֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּhe.tzi.Kat.huH6693him sore: andsheH834toldH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֖הha.chi.DahH2420to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofherH5046peopleעַמָּֽהּ׃'a.MahH5971.
18And themenH376of thecityהָעִ֜ירha.'IrH5892saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559unto him on theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117beforeבְּטֶ֙רֶם֙be.Te.remH2962the sunwentיָבֹ֣אya.Vo'H935down,WhatH4100issweeterמָּת֣וֹקma.TokH4966thanH3808honeyמִדְּבַ֔שׁmi.de.VashH1706? andwhatH4100isstrongerעַ֖ז'azH5794thanH3808alionמֵאֲרִ֑יme.'a.RiH738? And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Ifלוּלֵא֙lu.Le'H3884ye hadnotH3808plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םcha.rash.TemH2790with myheiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יbe.'eg.la.TiH5697, ye hadnotH3808foundמְצָאתֶ֖םme.tza.TemH4672outH4100myriddleחִידָתִֽי׃chi.da.TiH2420.
19And thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameH5927mightilyuponעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921him, and hewentH5927downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toAshkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹן'ash.ke.LonH831, andsmoteוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376of them, andtookוַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.KachH3947theirspoilחֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םcha.Li.tzo.TamH2488, andgaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414thechangesהַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתha.cha.li.FotH2487of raiment unto them thatdeclaredלְמַגִּידֵ֖יle.ma.gi.DeiH5046theriddleהַחִידָ֑הha.chi.DahH2420. And hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639waskindledוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, and hewentH5927upH5927to hisfather’sאָבִֽיהוּ׃ פ'a.Vi.huH1houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.
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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