Parallel Verses English Standard Version She wept before him the seven days that their feast lasted, and on the seventh day he told her, because she pressed him hard. Then she told the riddle to her people. King James Bible And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. American Standard Version And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. Douay-Rheims Bible So she wept before him the seven days of the feast: and at length on the seventh day as she was troublesome to him, he expounded it. And she immediately told her countrymen. English Revised Version And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. Webster's Bible Translation And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she urged him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. Judges 14:17 Parallel Commentary Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament"And when they saw him, they fetched thirty friends, and they were with him." The parents or relations of the bride are the subject of the first clause. They invited thirty of their friends in Timnath to the marriage feast, as "children of the bride-chamber" (Matthew 9:15), since Samson had not brought any with him. The reading כּראותם from ראה needs no alteration, though Bertheau would read כּראתם daer from ירא, in accordance with the rendering of the lxx (Cod. Al.) and Josephus, ἐν τῷ φοβεῖσθαι αὐτούς. Fear of Samson would neither be in harmony with the facts themselves, nor with the words אתּו ויּהיוּ, "they were with him," which it is felt to be necessary to paraphrase in the most arbitrary manner "they watched him." Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the seven, or, the rest of the seven days. she lay Job 2:9 Then said his wife to him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die. Luke 11:8 I say to you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend... and she told Cross References Judges 14:16 And Samson's wife wept over him and said, "You only hate me; you do not love me. You have put a riddle to my people, and you have not told me what it is." And he said to her, "Behold, I have not told my father nor my mother, and shall I tell you?" Judges 14:18 And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle." Jump to Previous Children Continued Countrymen Cried Explained Hard However Lasted Peace Press Pressed Riddle Seven Seventh Sore Turn Urged Weeping Wept Whole WordJump to Next Children Continued Countrymen Cried Explained Hard However Lasted Peace Press Pressed Riddle Seven Seventh Sore Turn Urged Weeping Wept Whole WordLinks Judges 14:17 NIVJudges 14:17 NLT Judges 14:17 ESV Judges 14:17 NASB Judges 14:17 KJV Judges 14:17 Bible Apps Judges 14:17 Biblia Paralela Judges 14:17 Chinese Bible Judges 14:17 French Bible Judges 14:17 German Bible Bible Hub ESV Text Edition: 2016. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. |
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