Judges 14:1
Good News Translation
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he noticed a certain young Philistine woman.

New Revised Standard Version
Once Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw a Philistine woman.

Contemporary English Version
One day, Samson went to Timnah, where he saw a Philistine woman.

New American Bible
Samson went down to Timnah where he saw one of the Philistine women.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,

Timnath

Genesis 38:12,13 And after many days were past: the daughter of Sue the wife of Juda died: and when he had taken comfort after his mourning, he went up to Thamnas, to the shearers of his sheep, he and Hiras the Odollamite, the shepherd of his flock. . . .

Joshua 15:10 And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.

Joshua 19:43 Elon and Themna and Acron,

saw

Genesis 6:2 The sons of God seeing the daughters of men, that they were fair, took to themselves wives of all which they chose.

Genesis 34:1,2 And Dina the daughter of Lia went out to see the women of that country. . . .

2 Samuel 11:2 In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: And he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.

Job 31:11 For this is a heinous crime, and a most grievous iniquity.

Psalm 119:37 Turn away my eyes that they may not behold vanity: quicken me in thy way.

1 John 2:16 For all that is in the world is the concupiscence of the flesh and the concupiscence of the eyes and the pride of life, which is not of the Father but is of the world.

Context
Samson's Marriage
1Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,2He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying: I saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines: I beseech you, take her for me to wife.…
Cross References
Genesis 38:13
And it was told Thamar that her father-in-law was come up to Thamnas to shear his sheep.

Joshua 15:10
And it compasseth from Baala westward unto mount Seir: and passeth by the side of mount Jarim to the north into Cheslon: and goeth down into Bethsames, and passeth into Thamna.

Judges 13:25
And the Spirit of the Lord began to be with him in the camp of Dan, between Saraa and Esthaol.

Judges 14:2
He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying: I saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines: I beseech you, take her for me to wife.

Judges 13:25
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