Judges:14

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* And Samson went down to Timnathah , and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines . * And he went up , and told his father and his mother , and said , I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines ; and now take her for me as wife . * And his father and his mother said to him , Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren , and among all my people , that thou goest to take a wife of the Philistines , the uncircumcised ? And Samson said to his father , Take her for me , for she pleases me well . * And his father and his mother did not know that it was of Jehovah , that he was seeking an occasion against the Philistines . Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel . * And Samson went down , and his father and his mother , to Timnathah ; and they came to the vineyards of Timnathah . And behold , a young lion roared against him ; * and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him , and he rent it as one rends a kid , and nothing was in his hand . And he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done . * And he went down and talked with the woman ; and she pleased Samson well . * And he returned after a time to take her , and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion ; and behold , [there was ] a swarm of bees in the carcase of the lion , and honey ; * and he took it out in his hands , and went on , and ate as he went . And he came to his father and to his mother , and gave them , and they ate ; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion . * And his father went down to the woman , and Samson made there a feast ; for so used the young men to do . * And it came to pass when they saw him , that they brought thirty companions , and they were with him . * And Samson said to them , Let me now propound a riddle to you ; if ye clearly explain it to me within the seven days of the feast , and find [it ] out , then I will give you thirty shirts , and thirty changes of garments . * But if ye cannot explain [it ] to me , then shall ye give me thirty shirts , and thirty changes of garments . And they said to him , Propound thy riddle , that we may hear it . * And he said to them , Out of the eater came forth food , And out of the strong came forth sweetness . And they could not in three days explain the riddle . * And it came to pass on the seventh day , that they said to Samson 's wife , Persuade thy husband , that he may explain to us the riddle , lest we burn thee and thy father 's house with fire . Have ye invited us to impoverish us , -- is it not [so ]? * And Samson 's wife wept before him , and said , Thou dost but hate me , and lovest me not . Thou hast propounded the riddle to the children of my people , and hast not explained it to me . And he said to her , Behold , I have not explained it to my father nor my mother , and shall I explain it to thee ? * And she wept before him the seven days , while they had the feast . And it came to pass on the seventh day , that he explained it to her , for she pressed him . And she explained the riddle to the children of her people . * And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down , What is sweeter than honey , And what stronger than a lion ? And he said to them , If ye had not ploughed with my heifer , Ye had not found out my riddle . * And the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him , and he went down to Ashkelon , and slew of them thirty men , and took their spoil , and gave the changes of garments unto them that explained the riddle . And his anger was kindled , and he went up to his father 's house . * And Samson 's wife was [given ] to his companion , whom he had made his friend .

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