< Judges 14 >

1 and to go down Samson Timnah [to] and to see: see woman in/on/with Timnah [to] from daughter Philistine
One day when Samson was in Timnah [town], he saw a young Philistine woman there.
2 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
When he returned home, he told his mother and father, “I saw a young Philistine woman in Timnah, and I want you to get her for me so I can marry her.”
3 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
His mother and father objected very strongly. They said, “Is there no woman from our tribe, or from the other Israeli tribes, that you could marry? Why must you go to the heathen Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She is the one I want!”
4 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
His mother and father did not realize that Yahweh was arranging this. He was preparing a way for [Samson to defeat] the Philistines, who were ruling over Israel at that time.
5 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
So, as Samson was going down to Timnah, followed by his mother and father, a young lion attacked Samson near the vineyards close to Timnah.
6 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
Then Yahweh’s Spirit came upon Samson powerfully, with the result that he tore the lion apart with his hands. He did it [as easily] as if it were a young goat. But he did not tell his mother and father about it.
7 and to go down and to speak: speak to/for woman and to smooth in/on/with eye Samson
When they arrived in Timnah, Samson talked with the young woman, and he liked her very much. [And his father made arrangements for the wedding].
8 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
Later, when Samson returned to Timnah for the wedding, he turned off the path to see the carcass of the lion. He discovered that [after other creatures had eaten all the flesh], a swarm of bees [had made a hive in the skeleton and] had made some honey.
9 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
So he scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate some of it as he was walking along. He also gave some of it to his mother and father, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the skeleton of the lion, [because anyone dedicated to God was not to touch any corpse].
10 and to go down father his to(wards) [the] woman and to make there Samson feast for so to make: do [the] youth
As his father was making the final arrangements for the marriage, Samson gave a party [for the young men in that area]. That was the custom for men to do when they were about to be married.
11 and to be like/as to see: see they [obj] him and to take: take thirty companion and to be with him
Thirty young man were invited to the party.
12 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
Samson said to them, “Allow me to tell you a riddle. If you tel me the meaning of my riddle during these seven days of the celebration, I will give each of you a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.
13 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
But if you cannot tell me the meaning, you must each give me a linen robe and an extra set of clothes.” They replied, “All right. Tell us your riddle.”
14 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
So he said, “From the thing that eats came something to eat; out of something strong came something sweet.” But for three days they could not tell him the meaning of the riddle.
15 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
On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s bride, “Ask your husband to tell you the meaning of the riddle. If you do not do that, we will burn down your father’s house, with you inside it! Did you invite us here only to make us poor [by forcing us to buy a lot of clothes for your husband]?”
16 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
So Samson’s wife came to him, crying, and said to him, “You do not really love me. You hate me! You have told a riddle to my friends, but you have not told me the meaning of the riddle!” He replied, “I have not told the meaning of the riddle even to my mother and father, so why should I tell it to you?”
17 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
She continued to cry every time she was with him, all during the rest of the celebration. Finally, on the seventh day, because she continued to nag him, he told her the meaning of the riddle. Then she told it to the young men.
18 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
So, before sunset on the seventh day, the young men came to Samson and said to him, “What/Nothing is sweeter than honey [RHQ]. What/Nothing is stronger than a lion [RHQ]!” Samson replied, “[You should not force a heifer to] plow a field [MET]. Similarly, if you had not forced my bride to ask me about the riddle [MET], you would not have known the answer to my riddle!”
19 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
Then Yahweh’s Spirit powerfully took control of Samson. He went down to [the coast at] Ashkelon [town], and killed 30 men. He took their clothes [and went back to Timnah] and gave them to the men who had told him the meaning of the riddle. But he was very angry about what had happened, so he went back home to live with his mother and father.
20 and to be woman: wife Samson to/for companion his which to befriend to/for him
So (Samson’s wife was given/the bride’s father gave Samson’s wife) to the man who who had been Samson’s best man at the wedding, [but Samson did not know that].

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