Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7725 [e] וַיָּ֤שָׁב way-yā-šāḇ And when he returned Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3117 [e] מִיָּמִים֙ mî-yā-mîm after some time Prep-m | N-mp 3947 [e] לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ lə-qaḥ-tāh, to get her Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3fs 5493 [e] וַיָּ֣סַר way-yā-sar and he turned aside Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 7200 [e] לִרְא֔וֹת lir-’ō-wṯ, to see Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 853 [e] אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - DirObjM 4658 [e] מַפֶּ֣לֶת map-pe-leṯ the carcass N-fsc 738 [e] הָאַרְיֵ֑ה hā-’ar-yêh; of the lion Art | N-ms 2009 [e] וְהִנֵּ֨ה wə-hin-nêh and behold Conj-w | Interjection 5712 [e] עֲדַ֧ת ‘ă-ḏaṯ a swarm N-fsc 1682 [e] דְּבוֹרִ֛ים də-ḇō-w-rîm of bees [were] N-fp 1472 [e] בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת biḡ-wî-yaṯ in the carcass Prep-b | N-fsc 738 [e] הָאַרְיֵ֖ה hā-’ar-yêh of the lion Art | N-ms 1706 [e] וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ū-ḏə-ḇāš. and honey Conj-w | N-ms

New American Standard Bible
When he returned later to take her, he turned aside to look at the carcass of the lion; and behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the body of the lion.

King James Bible
And 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After some time, when he returned to get her, he left the road to see the lion's carcass, and there was a swarm of bees with honey in the carcass.

to take her

Genesis 29:21 And Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, …

Matthew 1:20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD …

a swarm. It is probable, that the flesh had been entirely consumed off the bones, which had become dry; and the body having been throw into some private place, (for Samson turned aside to visit it,) a swarm of bees had formed their combs in the cavity of the dry ribs, or region of the thorax; nor was it a more improper place than a hollow rock.

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