Judges 14

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 14 of 21

¹ And Samson went down to Timnath and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.

² And he came up and told his father and mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines. And now get her for me for a wife.

³ And his father and his mother said to him, Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, and among all my people, that you must go to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she pleases me very much.

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Chapter Summary

Samson desires a wife of the Philistines. 5 he kills a lion. 8 Later he finds honey in the carcass. 10 Samson's marriage feast. 12 His wife reveals his riddle. 20 His wife is given to another.

Key Hebrew Words

מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים friend H4828 · TWOT 2186f

אָחֽוּדָה propound a riddle H2330 · TWOT 616

בְּגָדִֽים treachery H899 · TWOT 198a

חִידָ֑ה riddle H2420 · TWOT 616a

שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים thirty H7970 · TWOT 2403d

People & Context

Samson Demands a Philistine Wife

Samson sees a Philistine woman in Timnath and demands his parents get her for him. They object to her uncircumcised origins, unaware this is an occasi…

Samson Kills the Lion

Traveling to Timnath, a young lion roars at Samson. The Spirit of Jehovah comes upon him, and he tears the lion apart barehanded, telling no one.

Samson Discovers Honey

Returning to marry the woman, Samson finds a bee-swarm and honey in the lion's carcass. He eats it and gives some to his parents without revealing its…

Timeline

Samson Demands a Philistine Wife

Samson sees a Philistine woman in Timnath and demands his parents get her for him. They object to her uncircumcised origins, unaware this is an occasion from Jehovah.

Judges 14:1-4

Samson Kills the Lion

Traveling to Timnath, a young lion roars at Samson. The Spirit of Jehovah comes upon him, and he tears the lion apart barehanded, telling no one.

Judges 14:5-6

Samson Discovers Honey

Returning to marry the woman, Samson finds a bee-swarm and honey in the lion's carcass. He eats it and gives some to his parents without revealing its source.

Judges 14:7-9

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