14:1 And Shimshon went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the banot of the Pelishtim.
14:2 And he came up, and told his avi and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the banot of the Pelishtim: now therefore get her for me to wife.
14:3 Then his avi and his mother said unto him, [Is there] never a woman among the banot of thy achim, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Pelishtim? And Shimshon said unto his avi, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
14:4 But his avi and his mother knew not that it [was] of YHWH (יהוה), that he sought an occasion against the Pelishtim: for at that time the Pelishtim had dominion over Yisrael.
Shimshon slays a lion, his riddle
14:5 Then went Shimshon down, and his avi and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the avel-kramim (vineyards) of Timnah: and, Hinnei, a young lion roared against him.
14:6 And the Ruach of YHWH (יהוה) came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his hand: but he told not his avi or his mother what he had done.
14:7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Shimshon well.
14:8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, Hinnei, [there was] a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
14:9 And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his avi 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.
14:10 So his avi went down unto the woman: and Shimshon made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
14:11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought shloshim (30) companions to be with him.
14:12 And Shimshon said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find [it] out, then I will give you shloshim (30) sheets and shloshim (30) change of garments:
14:13 But if ye cannot declare [it] me, then shall ye give me shloshim (30) sheets and shloshim (30) change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
14:14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
Shimshon deceived; slays thirty
14:15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Shimshon's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's bayit with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? [is it] not [so]?
14:16 And Shimshon's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto benai my people, and hast not told [it] me. And he said unto her, Hinnei, I have not told [it] my avi nor my mother, and shall I tell [it] thee?
14:17 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 benai her people.
14:18 And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
14:19 And the Ruach of YHWH (יהוה) came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew shloshim (30) men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's bayit.
14:20 But Shimshon's wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
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Rent a lion apart with his bare hands |
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Scooped the bees and honey out of the lion's carcase |
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Killed 30 Pelishtim, took their garments to settle a bet |
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Left his first wife in a fit of anger |
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Caught 300 foxes, tied their tails together in pairs, attached a fireband to their tails and let them loose. They destroyed the standing corn, vineyards and olive groves of the Pelishtim. |
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Broke free of the ropes that bound him |
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Killed 1,000 men with the jawbone of an donkey |
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Tore down the city gates and moved them to a hilltop |
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Fell in love with Delilah who betrayed him |
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Seek help from YHWH Elohim for strength, pulled down two middle of the temple, killing himself and over 1,000 Pelishtim |