Judges 14:1-4
Christian Standard Bible
Samson’s Riddle
14 Samson went down to Timnah(A) and saw a young Philistine woman there. 2 He went back and told his father and his mother, “I have seen a young Philistine woman in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
3 But his father and mother said to him, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines for a wife?”
But Samson told his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” 4 Now his father and mother did not know this was from the Lord,(B) who wanted the Philistines to provide an opportunity for a confrontation.[a] At that time, the Philistines were ruling Israel.
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- 14:4 for a confrontation supplied for clarity
Judges 14:1-4
International Standard Version
Samson’s Marriage
14 A while later, Samson went down to Timnah and observed a woman in Timnah who was of Philistine origin.[a] 2 Then he returned and told his father and mother, “In Timnah I saw a woman of Philistine origin.”[b] He ordered them, “Get her for me as a wife. Now!”[c]
3 His father and mother asked him, “Isn’t there a woman suitable[d] among the daughters of your relatives or among all of our people, since you’re going to get your[e] wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?”
But Samson retorted to his father, “Get her for me, since she looks fine to me.” 4 Meanwhile, his father and mother did not know that she was from the Lord, because he had been seeking a favorable opportunity concerning the Philistines, since[f] the Philistines were dominating Israel at that time.
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- Judges 14:1 Lit. Timnah from the daughters of Philistines
- Judges 14:2 Lit. woman from the daughters of Philistines
- Judges 14:2 Or So get her
- Judges 14:3 The Heb. lacks suitable
- Judges 14:3 Lit. a
- Judges 14:4 Lit. and
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