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Judges 14:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Judges 14:14-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
14 So he said to them,
“Out of the eater came food,
out of the strong came sweetness.”
For three days they were unable to answer the riddle, 15 and on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife,(A) “Trick your husband into solving the riddle for us, or we will burn you and your family.(B) Did you invite us here to reduce us to poverty?” 16 [a](C)So Samson’s wife wept at his side and said, “You just hate me! You do not love me! You proposed a riddle to my people, but did not tell me the answer.” He said to her, “If I did not tell even my father or my mother, must I tell you?”
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- 14:16 The story of Samson and the Timnite woman is very similar in its narrative structure to the better-known story of Samson and Delilah (16:1–22). In both, Samson’s success in his conflict with the Philistines depends on keeping a secret. In both stories Samson is betrayed by the Philistine woman he loves when she importunes him to reveal the secret to her and then, when he gives in, divulges it to her people.
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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