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Judges 14:14-16
English Standard Version
Judges 14:14-16
English Standard Version
14 And he said to them,
“Out of the eater came something to eat.
Out of the strong came something sweet.”
And in three days they could not solve the riddle.
15 On the fourth[a] day they said to Samson's wife, (A)“Entice your husband to tell us what the riddle is, (B)lest we burn you and your father's house with fire. Have you invited us here to impoverish us?” 16 And Samson's wife wept over him and said, (C)“You only hate me; you do not love me. You have put a riddle to my people, and you have not told me what it is.” And he said to her, “Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?”
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- Judges 14:15 Septuagint, Syriac; Hebrew seventh
Judges 14:14-16
New International Version
Judges 14:14-16
New International Version
14 He replied,
“Out of the eater, something to eat;
out of the strong, something sweet.”(A)
For three days they could not give the answer.
15 On the fourth[a] day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Coax(B) your husband into explaining the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death.(C) Did you invite us here to steal our property?”
16 Then Samson’s wife threw herself on him, sobbing, “You hate me! You don’t really love me.(D) You’ve given my people a riddle, but you haven’t told me the answer.”
“I haven’t even explained it to my father or mother,” he replied, “so why should I explain it to you?”
Footnotes
- Judges 14:15 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew seventh
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