Judges 14
1 One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
and to go down Samson Timnah [to] and to see: see woman in/on/with Timnah [to] from daughter Philistine
2 So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
and to ascend: rise and to tell to/for father his and to/for mother his and to say woman to see: see in/on/with Timnah [to] from daughter Philistine and now to take: take [obj] her to/for me to/for woman: wife
3 But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
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4 (Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
and father his and mother his not to know for from LORD he/she/it for opportunity he/she/it to seek from Philistine and in/on/with time [the] he/she/it Philistine to rule in/on/with Israel
5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
and to go down Samson and father his and mother his Timnah [to] and to come (in): come till vineyard Timnah [to] and behold lion lion to roar to/for to encounter: meet him
6 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
and to rush upon him spirit LORD and to cleave him like/as to cleave [the] kid and anything nothing in/on/with hand his and not to tell to/for father his and to/for mother his [obj] which to make: do
7 Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
and to go down and to speak: speak to/for woman and to smooth in/on/with eye Samson
8 When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
and to return: return from day to/for to take: marry her and to turn aside: turn aside to/for to see: see [obj] carcass [the] lion and behold congregation bee in/on/with body [the] lion and honey
9 So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
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10 Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
and to go down father his to(wards) [the] woman and to make there Samson feast for so to make: do [the] youth
11 And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
and to be like/as to see: see they [obj] him and to take: take thirty companion and to be with him
12 “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
and to say to/for them Samson to riddle please to/for you riddle if to tell to tell [obj] her to/for me seven day [the] feast and to find and to give: give to/for you thirty linen and thirty change garment
13 But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
and if not be able to/for to tell to/for me and to give: give you(m. p.) to/for me thirty linen and thirty change garment and to say to/for him to riddle [emph?] riddle your and to hear: hear her
14 So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
and to say to/for them from [the] to eat to come out: issue food and from strong to come out: issue sweet and not be able to/for to tell [the] riddle three day
15 So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
and to be in/on/with day [the] seventh and to say to/for woman: wife Samson to entice [obj] man: husband your and to tell to/for us [obj] [the] riddle lest to burn [obj] you and [obj] house: home father your in/on/with fire to/for to possess: poor us to call: call to to/for us not
16 Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
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17 She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
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18 Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
and to say to/for him human [the] city in/on/with day [the] seventh in/on/with before to come (in): come [the] sun [to] what? sweet from honey and what? strong from lion and to say to/for them unless to plow/plot in/on/with heifer my not to find riddle my
19 Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
and to rush upon him spirit LORD and to go down Ashkelon and to smite from them thirty man and to take: take [obj] spoil their and to give: give [the] change to/for to tell [the] riddle and to be incensed face: anger his and to ascend: rise house: home father his
20 and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
and to be woman: wife Samson to/for companion his which to befriend to/for him
