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Judges 14:14-16
New International Reader's Version
Judges 14:14-16
New International Reader's Version
14 Samson replied,
“Out of the eater came something to eat.
Out of the strong came something sweet.”
For three days they couldn’t give him the answer.
15 On the fourth day they spoke to Samson’s wife. “Get your husband to explain the riddle for us,” they said. “If you don’t, we’ll burn you to death. We’ll burn up everyone in your family. Did you invite us here to steal our property?”
16 Then Samson’s wife threw herself on him. She sobbed, “You hate me! You don’t really love me. You have 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?”
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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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