KJV JUD14 with Strong's Hebrew/Greek
JUD13.htm JUD15.htm14:1 And Samson [H8123] went down [H3381] to Timnath [H8553] , and saw [H7200] a woman [H802] in Timnath [H8553] of the daughters [H1323] of the Philistines [H6430] .
14:2 And he came up [H5927] , and told [H5046] his father [H1] and his mother [H517] , and said [H559] , I have seen [H7200] a woman [H802] in Timnath [H8553] of the daughters [H1323] of the Philistines [H6430] : now therefore get [H3947] her for me to wife [H802] .
14:3 Then his father [H1] and his mother [H517] said [H559] unto him, [Is there] never [H369] a woman [H802] among the daughters [H1323] of thy brethren [H251] , or among all my people [H5971] , that thou goest [H1980] to take [H3947] a wife [H802] of the uncircumcised [H6189] Philistines [H6430] ? And Samson [H8123] said [H559] unto his father [H1] , Get [H3947] her for me; for she pleaseth me well [H3474] [H5869] .(pleaseth: Heb. is right in mine eyes)
14:4 But his father [H1] and his mother [H517] knew [H3045] not that it [was] of the LORD [H3068] , that he sought [H1245] an occasion [H8385] against the Philistines [H6430] : for at that time [H6256] the Philistines [H6430] had dominion [H4910] over Israel [H3478] .
14:5 Then went [H3381] Samson [H8123] down [H3381] , and his father [H1] and his mother [H517] , to Timnath [H8553] , and came [H935] to the vineyards [H3754] of Timnath [H8553] : and, behold, a young [H3715] lion [H738] roared [H7580] against [H7125] him.(against: Heb. in meeting him)
14:6 And the Spirit [H7307] of the LORD [H3068] came mightily [H6743] upon him, and he rent [H8156] him as he would have rent [H8156] a kid [H1423] , and [he had] nothing [H3972] in his hand [H3027] : but he told [H5046] not his father [H1] or his mother [H517] what he had done [H6213] .
14:7 And he went down [H3381] , and talked [H1696] with the woman [H802] ; and she pleased [H3474] Samson [H8123] well [H3474] [H5869] .
14:8 And after a time [H3117] he returned [H7725] to take [H3947] her, and he turned aside [H5493] to see [H7200] the carcase [H4658] of the lion [H738] : and, behold, [there was] a swarm [H5712] of bees [H1682] and honey [H1706] in the carcase [H1472] of the lion [H738] .
14:9 And he took [H7287] thereof in his hands [H3709] , and went on [H3212] eating [H398] , and came [H1980] to his father [H1] and mother [H517] , and he gave [H5414] them, and they did eat [H398] : but he told [H5046] not them that he had taken [H7287] the honey [H1706] out of the carcase [H1472] of the lion [H738] .
14:10 So his father [H1] went down [H3381] unto the woman [H802] : and Samson [H8123] made [H6213] there a feast [H4960] ; for so used the young men [H970] to do [H6213] .
14:11 And it came to pass, when they saw [H7200] him, that they brought [H3947] thirty [H7970] companions [H4828] to be with him.
14:12 And Samson [H8123] said [H559] unto them, I will now put forth [H2330] a riddle [H2420] unto you: if ye can certainly [H5046] declare [H5046] it me within the seven [H7651] days [H3117] of the feast [H4960] , and find [it] out [H4672] , then I will give [H5414] you thirty [H7970] sheets [H5466] and thirty [H7970] change [H2487] of garments [H899] :(sheets: or, shirts)
14:13 But if ye cannot [H3201] declare [H5046] [it] me, then shall ye give [H5414] me thirty [H7970] sheets [H5466] and thirty [H7970] change [H2487] of garments [H899] . And they said [H559] unto him, Put forth [H2330] thy riddle [H2420] , that we may hear [H8085] it.(sheets: or, shirts)
14:14 And he said [H559] unto them, Out of the eater [H398] came forth [H3318] meat [H3978] , and out of the strong [H5794] came forth [H3318] sweetness [H4966] . And they could [H3201] not in three [H7969] days [H3117] expound [H5046] the riddle [H2420] .
14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh [H7637] day [H3117] , that they said [H559] unto Samson's [H8123] wife [H802] , Entice [H6601] thy husband [H376] , that he may declare [H5046] unto us the riddle [H2420] , lest we burn [H8313] thee and thy father's [H1] house [H1004] with fire [H784] : have ye called [H7121] us to take that we have [H3423] ? [is it] not [so]?(take: Heb. possess us, or, impoverish us?)
14:16 And Samson's [H8123] wife [H802] wept [H1058] before him, and said [H559] , Thou dost but hate [H8130] me, and lovest [H157] me not: thou hast put forth [H2330] a riddle [H2420] unto the children [H1121] of my people [H5971] , and hast not told [H5046] [it] me. And he said [H559] unto her, Behold, I have not told [H5046] [it] my father [H1] nor my mother [H517] , and shall I tell [H5046] [it] thee?
14:17 And she wept [H1058] before him the seven [H7651] days [H3117] , while their feast [H4960] lasted [H1961] : and it came to pass on the seventh [H7637] day [H3117] , that he told [H5046] her, because she lay sore [H6693] upon him: and she told [H5046] the riddle [H2420] to the children [H1121] of her people [H5971] .(the seven: or, the rest of the seven days)
14:18 And the men [H582] of the city [H5892] said [H559] unto him on the seventh [H7637] day [H3117] before the sun [H2775] went down [H935] , What [is] sweeter [H4966] than honey [H1706] ? and what [is] stronger [H5794] than a lion [H738] ? And he said [H559] unto them, If [H3884] ye had not plowed [H2790] with my heifer [H5697] , ye had not found out [H4672] my riddle [H2420] .
14:19 And the Spirit [H7307] of the LORD [H3068] came [H6743] upon him, and he went down [H3381] to Ashkelon [H831] , and slew [H5221] thirty [H7970] men [H376] of them, and took [H3947] their spoil [H2488] , and gave [H5414] change [H2487] of garments unto them which expounded [H5046] the riddle [H2420] . And his anger [H639] was kindled [H2734] , and he went up [H5927] to his father's [H1] house [H1004] .(spoil: or, apparel)
14:20 But Samson's [H8123] wife [H802] was [given] to his companion [H4828] , whom he had used as his friend [H7462] .