² And her father said, “I really thought that you utterly hated her, ^(A)so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

⁶ Then the Philistines said, “Who has done this?” And they said, “Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he has taken his wife ^(A)and given her to his companion.” And the Philistines came up and ^(B)burned her and her father with fire.