Judges 14:14-16
Complete Jewish Bible
14 So he said to them,
“Out of the eater came food;
out of the strong came sweetness.”
Three days passed, and they couldn’t solve the riddle. 15 On the seventh day, they said to Shimshon’s wife, “Coax your husband into telling us the solution to the riddle. Otherwise we’ll burn down your father’s house and you with it. You two called us here to turn us into paupers, didn’t you?” 16 Shimshon’s wife went to him in tears and said, “You don’t love me, you hate me! You told a riddle to my fellow countrymen, and you haven’t told me the answer.” He said to her, “Look, I haven’t even told it to my father and mother! Should I tell you?”
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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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