14:8, 9 the carcass of the lion. Part of the Nazirite vow was to avoid even approaching a dead body (Num. 6:6). Samson touched the carcass, which should have annulled his vow. He did not tell his parents. On the surface one is led to believe that he was silent for the sake of making his riddle, but he was also hiding the transgression of his vow.