Judges 14:9
“And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.”
Judges 14:9 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And when be had taken it in his hands, he went on eating: and coming to his father and mother, he gave them of it, and they ate: but he would not tell them, that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
- DARBYDarby
- He scraped it out into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn't tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And he taketh it down on to his hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and he goeth unto his father, and unto his mother, and giveth to them, and they eat, and he hath not declared to them that from the body of the lion he took down the honey.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- He scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he came to his father and mother, he gave them some, and they ate it, but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion's carcass.
Context: Judges 14
7And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
9And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
10So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
11And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
About Judges 14: Samson's Marriage and Riddle
Samson marries a Philistine woman and begins to judge Israel.
Commentary
Judges chapter 14 is a story of Samson, a man of great strength and power, who is chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. The chapter begins with Samson's journey to Timnah, where he meets a young Philistine woman and decides to marry her. This decision is met with disapproval from his parents, who are concerned about the potential consequences of such a union. Despite their warnings, Samson persists and marries the woman.