< Judges 14 >

1 And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines, and she was right in his eyes.
and to go down Samson Timnah [to] and to see: see woman in/on/with Timnah [to] from daughter Philistine
2 He came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, "I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as 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 Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes."
and to say to/for him father his and mother his nothing in/on/with daughter brother: male-relative your and in/on/with all kinsman my woman for you(m. s.) to go: went to/for to take: marry woman: wife from Philistine [the] uncircumcised and to say Samson to(wards) father his [obj] her to take: marry to/for me for he/she/it to smooth in/on/with eye my
4 But his father and his mother did not know that it was of YHWH, for he sought for an opportunity against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule 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 with his father and his mother to Timnah. And he turned aside and went into the vineyards of Timnah, and look, a young lion roared against 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 YHWH rushed upon him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat. And he had nothing in his hand, but he did not tell his father or his 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 He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.
and to go down and to speak: speak to/for woman and to smooth in/on/with eye Samson
8 After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion, and look, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and 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 He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
and to scrape him to(wards) palm his and to go: went to go: come and to eat and to go: went to(wards) father his and to(wards) mother his and to give: give to/for them and to eat and not to tell to/for them for from body [the] lion to scrape [the] honey
10 His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, since young men used to do so.
and to go down father his to(wards) [the] woman and to make there Samson feast for so to make: do [the] youth
11 It happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
and to be like/as to see: see they [obj] him and to take: take thirty companion and to be with him
12 Samson said to them, "Let me now put forth a riddle to you. If you can explain it to me within the seven days of the feast, and figure it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.
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 can't explain it to me, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing." And they said to him, "Propose your riddle, we want to 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 He said to them, "Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness." They couldn't in three days declare 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 And it happened on the fourth day, that they said to Samson's wife, "Entice your husband, that he may tell us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Did you invite us here to impoverish 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 Samson's wife wept before him, and said, "You just hate me, and do not love me. You have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and haven't told it me." And he said to her, "Look, I haven't told it to my father or my mother, and shall I tell you?"
and to weep woman: wife Samson upon him and to say except to hate me and not to love: lover me [the] riddle to riddle to/for son: descendant/people people my and to/for me not to tell and to say to/for her behold to/for father my and to/for mother my not to tell and to/for you to tell
17 She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him hard; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
and to weep upon him seven [the] day which to be to/for them [the] feast and to be in/on/with day [the] seventh and to tell to/for her for to press him and to tell [the] riddle to/for son: descendant/people people her
18 The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out 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 The Spirit of YHWH rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and struck thirty men of them, and took their belongings, and gave their garments to those who explained the riddle. His anger was kindled, and he went up 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 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.
and to be woman: wife Samson to/for companion his which to befriend to/for him

< Judges 14 >