14SAMSON WENT down to Timnah and at Timnah saw one of the daughters of the Philistines.H8123H3381H8553H7200H802H8553H1323H64302And he came up and told his father and mother, I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah; now get her for me as my wife.H5927H5046H1H517H559H7200H802H8553H1323H6430H3947H8023But his father and mother said to him, Is there not a woman among the daughters of your kinsmen or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me, for she is all right in my eyes.H1H517H559H369H802H1323H251H5971H1980H3947H802H6189H6430H8123H559H1H3947H3474H58694His father and mother did not know that it was of the Lord, and that He sought an occasion for assailing the Philistines. At that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.H1H517H3045H3068H1245H8385H6430H6256H6430H4910H34785Then Samson and his father and mother went down to Timnah and came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion roared against him.H3381H8123H3381H1H517H8553H935H3754H8553H3715H738H7580H71256And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion as he would have torn a kid, and he had nothing in his hand; but he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.H7307H3068H6743H8156H8156H1423H3972H3027H5046H1H517H62137And he went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.H3381H1696H802H3474H8123H3474H58698And after a while he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the body of the lion, and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.H3117H7725H3947H5493H7200H4658H738H5712H1682H1706H1472H7389And he scraped some of the honey out into his hands and went along eating. And he came to his father and mother and gave them some, and they ate it; but he did not tell them he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.H7287H3709H3212H398H1980H1H517H5414H398H5046H7287H1706H1472H73810His father went down to the woman, and Samson made a feast there, for that was the customary thing for young men to do.H1H3381H802H8123H6213H4960H970H621311And when the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.H7200H3947H7970H482812And Samson said to them, I will now put forth a riddle to you; if you can tell me what it is within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen undergarments and thirty changes of raiment.H8123H559H2330H2420H5046H5046H7651H3117H4960H4672H5414H7970H5466H7970H2487H89913But if you cannot declare it to me, then shall you give me thirty linen undergarments and thirty changes of festive [costly] raiment. And they said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.H3201H5046H5414H7970H5466H7970H2487H899H559H2330H2420H808514And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not solve the riddle in three days.H559H398H3318H3978H5794H3318H4966H3201H7969H3117H5046H242015And on the seventh day they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband to declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's household with fire. Have you invited us to make us poor? Is this not true?H7637H3117H559H8123H802H6601H376H5046H2420H8313H1H1004H784H7121H342316And Samson's wife wept before him and said, You only hate me, you do not love me; you have put forth a riddle to my countrymen and have not told the answer to me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told my father or my mother, and shall I tell you?H8123H802H1058H559H8130H157H2330H2420H1121H5971H5046H559H5046H1H517H504617And Samson's wife wept before him the seven days their feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her because she pressed him with entreaties. Then she told the riddle to her countrymen.H1058H7651H3117H4960H1961H7637H3117H5046H6693H5046H2420H1121H597118And the men of the city said to [Samson] on the seventh day before sundown, What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.H582H5892H559H7637H3117H2775H935H4966H1706H5794H738H559H3884H2790H5697H4672H242019And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and slew thirty men of them and took their apparel [as spoil], and gave the changes of garments to those who explained the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house.H7307H3068H6743H3381H831H5221H7970H376H3947H2488H5414H2487H5046H2420H639H2734H5927H1H100420But Samson's wife was [given] to his companion who was his [best] friend.H8123H802H4828H7462
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