Verse 1

Judges 14:1

Bible in Basic English

1 Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines;

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּ֥רֶד שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן תִּמְנָ֑תָ/ה וַ/יַּ֥רְא אִשָּׁ֛ה בְּ/תִמְנָ֖תָ/ה מִ/בְּנ֥וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים

English Translation

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

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Chapter 14 Context

1 Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines;

2 And when he came back he said to his father and mother, I have seen a woman in Timnah, of the daught... Focus ↗

3 Then his father and mother said to him, Is there no woman among the daughters of your relations or a... Focus ↗

4 Now his father and mother had no knowledge that this was the purpose of the Lord, who had the destru... Focus ↗

5 Then Samson went down to Timnah (and his father and his mother,) and came to the vine-gardens of Tim... Focus ↗

6 And the spirit of the Lord came on him with power, and, unarmed as he was, pulling the lion in two a... Focus ↗

7 So he went down and had talk with the woman; and she was pleasing to Samson. Focus ↗

8 Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the li... Focus ↗

9 And he took the honey in his hand, and went on, tasting it on the way; and when he came to his fathe... Focus ↗

10 Then Samson went down to the woman, and made a feast there, as was the way among young men. Focus ↗

11 And he took thirty friends, and they were with him. Focus ↗

12 And Samson said, Now I have a hard question for you: if you are able to give me the answer before th... Focus ↗

13 But if you are not able to give me the answer, then you will have to give me thirty linen robes and... Focus ↗

14 And he said, Out of the taker of food came food, and out of the strong came the sweet. And at the en... Focus ↗

15 So on the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, Get from your husband the answer to his question by... Focus ↗

16 Then Samson's wife, weeping over him, said, Truly you have no love for me but only hate; you have pu... Focus ↗

17 And all the seven days of the feast she went on weeping over him; and on the seventh day he gave her... Focus ↗

18 Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What... Focus ↗

19 And the spirit of the Lord came rushing on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and, attacking thirty m... Focus ↗

20 But Samson's wife was given to the friend who had been his best man. Focus ↗

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