Judges 14:7
New International Version
Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her.

New Living Translation
When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her.

English Standard Version
Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson’s eyes.

Berean Standard Bible
Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

King James Bible
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

New King James Version
Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

New American Standard Bible
So he went down and talked to the woman; and she looked pleasing to Samson.

NASB 1995
So he went down and talked to the woman; and she looked good to Samson.

NASB 1977
So he went down and talked to the woman; and she looked good to Samson.

Legacy Standard Bible
So he went down and spoke to the woman; and she was right in the eyes of Samson.

Amplified Bible
So he went down and talked with the woman; and she looked pleasing to Samson.

Christian Standard Bible
Then he went and spoke to the woman, because she seemed right to Samson.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he went and spoke to the woman, because Samson wanted her.

American Standard Version
And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And they went down and they spoke with the woman and she was pleasing in the eyes of Samson

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing in the eyes of Sampson.

Contemporary English Version
When they got to Timnah, Samson talked to the woman, and he was sure that she was the one for him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he went down and spoke to the woman that had pleased his eyes.

English Revised Version
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he went to talk to the young woman. She was the one he wanted.

Good News Translation
Then he went and talked to the young woman, and he liked her.

International Standard Version
Then he went down and talked to the woman, and she looked fine to Samson.

JPS Tanakh 1917
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Literal Standard Version
And he goes down and speaks to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;

Majority Standard Bible
Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

New American Bible
he went down and spoke to the woman. He liked her.

NET Bible
Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.

New Revised Standard Version
Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson.

New Heart English Bible
He went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson's eyes.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

World English Bible
He went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;

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Context
Samson's Marriage
6and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done. 7Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

Cross References
Judges 14:6
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

Judges 14:8
When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion's carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.


Treasury of Scripture

And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

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Judges 14
1. Samson desires a wife of the Philistines.
6. In his journey he kills a lion
8. In a second journey he finds honey in the carcass
10. Samson's marriage feast
12. His riddle by his wife is made known
19. He strikes down thirty Philistines
20. His wife is married to another.














(7) Talked with the woman.--His father and mother seem to have preceded him, and made the betrothal arrangements; otherwise he would not have been allowed by Eastern custom to talk with her. It cannot mean "talked about the woman," as Rosenmller says.

Verse 7. - Went down, as in ver. 1, where see note.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Then [Samson] continued on his way down
וַיֵּ֖רֶד (way·yê·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

and spoke
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue

to the woman,
לָאִשָּׁ֑ה (lā·’iš·šāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

because [he]
שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃ (šim·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8123: Samson -- a deliverer of Israel

wanted
וַתִּישַׁ֖ר (wat·tî·šar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous

her.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain


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OT History: Judges 14:7 He went down and talked (Jd Judg. Jdg)
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