Judges 14
King James Version with Strongs Numbers - Judges 14 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021 14:1 And Samson8123 went down3381 to Timnath8553, and saw7200 a woman0802 in Timnath8553 of the daughters1323 of the Philistines6430. 14:2 And he came up5927, and told5046 his father0001 and his mother0517, and said0559, I have seen7200 a woman0802 in Timnath8553 of the daughters1323 of the Philistines6430: now therefore get3947 her for me to wife0802. 14:3 Then his father0001 and his mother0517 said0559 unto him, {Is there} never0369 a woman0802 among the daughters1323 of thy brethren0251, or among all my people5971, that thou goest1980 to take3947 a wife0802 of the uncircumcised6189 Philistines6430? And Samson8123 said0559 unto his father0001, Get3947 her for me; for she pleaseth me well3474-5869. 14:4 But his father0001 and his mother0517 knew3045 not that it {was} of the LORD3068, that he sought1245 an occasion8385 against the Philistines6430: for at that time6256 the Philistines6430 had dominion4910 over Israel3478. 14:5 Then went3381 Samson8123 down3381, and his father0001 and his mother0517, to Timnath8553, and came0935 to the vineyards3754 of Timnath8553: and, behold, a young3715 lion0738 roared7580 against7125 him. 14:6 And the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came mightily6743 upon him, and he rent8156 him as he would have rent8156 a kid1423, and {he had} nothing3972 in his hand3027: but he told5046 not his father0001 or his mother0517 what he had done6213. 14:7 And he went down3381, and talked1696 with the woman0802; and she pleased3474 Samson8123 well3474-5869. 14:8 And after a time3117 he returned7725 to take3947 her, and he turned aside5493 to see7200 the carcase4658 of the lion0738: and, behold, {there was} a swarm5712 of bees1682 and honey1706 in the carcase1472 of the lion0738. 14:9 And he took7287 thereof in his hands3709, and went on3212 eating0398, and came1980 to his father0001 and mother0517, and he gave5414 them, and they did eat0398: but he told5046 not them that he had taken7287 the honey1706 out of the carcase1472 of the lion0738. 14:10 So his father0001 went down3381 unto the woman0802: and Samson8123 made6213 there a feast4960; for so used the young men0970 to do6213. 14:11 And it came to pass, when they saw7200 him, that they brought3947 thirty7970 companions4828 to be with him. 14:12 And Samson8123 said0559 unto them, I will now put forth2330 a riddle2420 unto you: if ye can certainly5046 declare5046 it me within the seven7651 days3117 of the feast4960, and find {it} out4672, then I will give5414 you thirty7970 sheets5466 and thirty7970 change2487 of garments0899: 14:13 But if ye cannot3201 declare5046 {it} me, then shall ye give5414 me thirty7970 sheets5466 and thirty7970 change2487 of garments0899. And they said0559 unto him, Put forth2330 thy riddle2420, that we may hear8085 it. 14:14 And he said0559 unto them, Out of the eater0398 came forth3318 meat3978, and out of the strong5794 came forth3318 sweetness4966. And they could3201 not in three7969 days3117 expound5046 the riddle2420. 14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh7637 day3117, that they said0559 unto Samson's8123 wife0802, Entice6601 thy husband0376, that he may declare5046 unto us the riddle2420, lest we burn8313 thee and thy father's0001 house1004 with fire0784: have ye called7121 us to take that we have3423? {is it} not {so}? 14:16 And Samson's8123 wife0802 wept1058 before him, and said0559, Thou dost but hate8130 me, and lovest0157 me not: thou hast put forth2330 a riddle2420 unto the children1121 of my people5971, and hast not told5046 {it} me. And he said0559 unto her, Behold, I have not told5046 {it} my father0001 nor my mother0517, and shall I tell5046 {it} thee? 14:17 And she wept1058 before him the seven7651 days3117, while their feast4960 lasted1961: and it came to pass on the seventh7637 day3117, that he told5046 her, because she lay sore6693 upon him: and she told5046 the riddle2420 to the children1121 of her people5971. 14:18 And the men0582 of the city5892 said0559 unto him on the seventh7637 day3117 before the sun2775 went down0935, What {is} sweeter4966 than honey1706? and what {is} stronger5794 than a lion0738? And he said0559 unto them, If3884 ye had not plowed2790 with my heifer5697, ye had not found out4672 my riddle2420. 14:19 And the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came6743 upon him, and he went down3381 to Ashkelon0831, and slew5221 thirty7970 men0376 of them, and took3947 their spoil2488, and gave5414 change2487 of garments unto them which expounded5046 the riddle2420. And his anger0639 was kindled2734, and he went up5927 to his father's0001 house1004. 14:20 But Samson's8123 wife0802 was {given} to his companion4828, whom he had used as his friend7462.