Verse 1

Judges 14:1

Free Bible Version

1 One day Samson went to Timnah, where a young Philistine woman attracted his attention.

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 One day Samson went to Timnah, where a young Philistine woman attracted his attention.

2 He went back home and told his father and mother, “A Philistine woman in Timnah caught my attention.... Focus ↗

3 But his father and mother replied, “Can't you find a young woman from our tribe or from our own peop... Focus ↗

4 (His father and mother didn't realize that this was in the Lord's plans, who was looking for an oppo... Focus ↗

5 Samson went to Timnah with his father and mother. When they passed the Timnah vineyards, all of a su... Focus ↗

6 The Spirit of the Lord swept over him, and he ripped the lion apart with his bare hands as easily as... Focus ↗

7 Later on when Samson returned to marry her, he turned off the road to look for the lion's carcass. I... Focus ↗

8 He scraped out some of the honey into his hands and ate it as he walked. When he got back to his fat... Focus ↗

9 While his father went to visit the woman, Samson held a drinking party there, because this was the c... Focus ↗

10 When the Philistine people saw him, they arranged for thirty men to accompany him. Focus ↗

11 “Let me pose a riddle to you,” Samson said to them. “If you can find its meaning and explain it to m... Focus ↗

12 But if you can't explain it to me, you'll give me thirty linen cloaks and thirty sets of clothes.” “... Focus ↗

13 “Food came out of the eater, and sweetness came out of the strong,” he said. Three days later they s... Focus ↗

14 On the fourth day they came to Samson's wife and told her, “Use your charms to get your husband to e... Focus ↗

15 So Samson's wife went crying to him, saying, “You really do hate me, don't you! You don't love me at... Focus ↗

16 She cried in front of him for the whole time of the party, and eventually on the seventh day he expl... Focus ↗

17 Before the sun set on the seventh day, the men of the town came to Samson and said, “What's sweeter... Focus ↗

18 The Spirit of the Lord swept over him and he went to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took thei... Focus ↗

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