Revised Webster's Bible
Judges 14:12-20
12And SamsonH8123 saidH559 to them, I will now tellH2330 a riddleH2420 to you: if ye can certainlyH5046 declareH5046 it me within the sevenH7651 daysH3117 of the feastH4960, and find it outH4672, then I will giveH5414 you thirtyH7970 sheetsH5466 and thirtyH7970 changeH2487 of garmentsH899:1 13But if ye cannotH3201 declareH5046 it to me, then shall ye giveH5414 me thirtyH7970 sheetsH5466 and thirtyH7970 changeH2487 of garmentsH899. And they saidH559 to him, TellH2330 thy riddleH2420, that we may hearH8085 it.2 14And he saidH559 to them, Out of the eaterH398 came forthH3318 foodH3978, and out of the strongH5794 came forthH3318 sweetnessH4966. And they couldH3201 not in threeH7969 daysH3117 expoundH5046 the riddleH2420. 15And it came to pass on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, that they saidH559 to Samson’sH8123 wifeH802, EnticeH6601 thy husbandH376, that he may declareH5046 to us the riddleH2420, lest we burnH8313 thee and thy father’sH1 houseH1004 with fireH784: have ye calledH7121 us to take what we possessH3423? is it not so ?3 16And Samson’sH8123 wifeH802 weptH1058 before him, and saidH559, Thou dost but hateH8130 me, and lovestH157 me not: thou hast toldH2330 a riddleH2420 to the childrenH1121 of my peopleH5971, and hast not toldH5046 it to me. And he saidH559 to her, Behold, I have not toldH5046 it to my fatherH1 nor to my motherH517, and shall I tellH5046 it to thee? 17And she weptH1058 before him the sevenH7651 daysH3117, while their feastH4960 lastedH1961: and it came to pass on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, that he toldH5046 her, because she pressed him so hardH6693: and she toldH5046 the riddleH2420 to the childrenH1121 of her peopleH5971.4 18And the menH582 of the cityH5892 saidH559 to him on the seventhH7637 dayH3117 before the sunH2775 went downH935, What is sweeterH4966 than honeyH1706? and what is strongerH5794 than a lionH738? And he saidH559 to them, IfH3884 ye had not plowedH2790 with my heiferH5697, ye had not found outH4672 my riddleH2420. 19And the SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 cameH6743 upon him, and he went downH3381 to AshkelonH831, and slewH5221 thirtyH7970 menH376 of them, and tookH3947 their spoilH2488, and gaveH5414 changeH2487 of garments to them who expoundedH5046 the riddleH2420. And his angerH639 was kindledH2734, and he went upH5927 to his father’sH1 houseH1004.5 20But Samson’sH8123 wifeH802 was given to his companionH4828, whom he had used as his friendH7462.
Notes
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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