Judges 13 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Judges 14

¹Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 went down^H3381^(H8799) to Timnath^H8553, and saw^H7200^(H8799) a woman^H802 in Timnath^H8553 of the daughters^H1323 of the Philistines^H6430.

² He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.”

KJVAnd he came up^H5927^(H8799), and told^H5046^(H8686) his father^H1 and his mother^H517, and said^H559^(H8799), I have seen^H7200^(H8804) a woman^H802 in Timnath^H8553 of the daughters^H1323 of the Philistines^H6430: now therefore get^H3947^(H8798) her for me to wife^H802.

³ Then his father and his mother said to him, “Isn’t there a woman among your brothers’ daughters, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.”

KJVThen his father^H1 and his mother^H517 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Is there never^H369 a woman^H802 among the daughters^H1323 of thy brethren^H251, or among all my people^H5971, that thou goest^H1980^(H8802) to take^H3947^(H8800) a wife^H802 of the uncircumcised^H6189 Philistines^H6430? And Samson^H8123 said^H559^(H8799) unto his father^H1, Get^H3947^(H8798) her for me; for she pleaseth me well^H3474^(H8804)^H5869.

⁴ But his father and his mother didn’t know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines ruled over Israel.

KJVBut his father^H1 and his mother^H517 knew^H3045^(H8804) not that it was of the LORD^H3068, that he sought^H1245^(H8764) an occasion^H8385 against the Philistines^H6430: for at that time^H6256 the Philistines^H6430 had dominion^H4910^(H8802) over Israel^H3478.

⁵ Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and his mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion roared at him.

KJVThen went^H3381 Samson^H8123 down^H3381^(H8799), and his father^H1 and his mother^H517, to Timnath^H8553, and came^H935^(H8799) to the vineyards^H3754 of Timnath^H8553: and, behold, a young^H3715 lion^H738 roared^H7580^(H8802) against^H7125^(H8800) him.

⁶ Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he tore him as he would have torn a young goat with his bare hands, but he didn’t tell his father or his mother what he had done.

KJVAnd the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 came mightily^H6743^(H8799) upon him, and he rent^H8156^(H8762) him as he would have rent^H8156^(H8763) a kid^H1423, and he had nothing^H3972 in his hand^H3027: but he told^H5046^(H8689) not his father^H1 or his mother^H517 what he had done^H6213^(H8804).

⁷ He went down and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

KJVAnd he went down^H3381^(H8799), and talked^H1696^(H8762) with the woman^H802; and she pleased^H3474 Samson^H8123 well^H3474^(H8799)^H5869.

⁸ After a while he returned to take her, and he went over to see the carcass of the lion; and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

KJVAnd after a time^H3117 he returned^H7725^(H8799) to take^H3947^(H8800) her, and he turned aside^H5493^(H8799) to see^H7200^(H8800) the carcase^H4658 of the lion^H738: and, behold, there was a swarm^H5712 of bees^H1682 and honey^H1706 in the carcase^H1472 of the lion^H738.

⁹ He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.

KJVAnd he took^H7287^(H8799) thereof in his hands^H3709, and went on^H3212^(H8799) eating^H398^(H8800), and came^H1980^(H8800) to his father^H1 and mother^H517, and he gave^H5414^(H8799) them, and they did eat^H398^(H8799): but he told^H5046^(H8689) not them that he had taken^H7287^(H8804) the honey^H1706 out of the carcase^H1472 of the lion^H738.

¹⁰ His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.

KJVSo his father^H1 went down^H3381^(H8799) unto the woman^H802: and Samson^H8123 made^H6213^(H8799) there a feast^H4960; for so used the young men^H970 to do^H6213^(H8799).

¹¹ When they saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.

KJVAnd it came to pass, when they saw^H7200^(H8800) him, that they brought^H3947^(H8799) thirty^H7970 companions^H4828 to be with him.

¹² Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

KJVAnd Samson^H8123 said^H559^(H8799) unto them, I will now put forth^H2330^(H8799) a riddle^H2420 unto you: if ye can certainly^H5046^(H8687) declare^H5046^(H8686) it me within the seven^H7651 days^H3117 of the feast^H4960, and find it out^H4672^(H8804), then I will give^H5414^(H8804) you thirty^H7970 sheets^H5466 and thirty^H7970 change^H2487 of garments^H899:

¹³ but if you can’t tell me the answer, then you shall give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing.” They said to him, “Tell us your riddle, that we may hear it.”

KJVBut if ye cannot^H3201^(H8799) declare^H5046^(H8687) it me, then shall ye give^H5414^(H8804) me thirty^H7970 sheets^H5466 and thirty^H7970 change^H2487 of garments^H899. And they said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Put forth^H2330^(H8798) thy riddle^H2420, that we may hear^H8085^(H8799) it.

¹⁴ He said to them, “Out of the eater came out food. Out of the strong came out sweetness.” They couldn’t in three days declare the riddle.

KJVAnd he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, Out of the eater^H398^(H8802) came forth^H3318^(H8804) meat^H3978, and out of the strong^H5794 came forth^H3318^(H8804) sweetness^H4966. And they could^H3201^(H8804) not in three^H7969 days^H3117 expound^H5046^(H8687) the riddle^H2420.

¹⁵ On the seventh day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you called us to impoverish us? Isn’t that so?”

KJVAnd it came to pass on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117, that they said^H559^(H8799) unto Samson's^H8123 wife^H802, Entice^H6601^(H8761) thy husband^H376, that he may declare^H5046^(H8686) unto us the riddle^H2420, lest we burn^H8313^(H8799) thee and thy father's^H1 house^H1004 with fire^H784: have ye called^H7121^(H8804) us to take that we have^H3423^(H8800)? is it not so?

¹⁶ Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You’ve told a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it to me.” He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?”

KJVAnd Samson's^H8123 wife^H802 wept^H1058^(H8799) before him, and said^H559^(H8799), Thou dost but hate^H8130^(H8804) me, and lovest^H157^(H8804) me not: thou hast put forth^H2330^(H8804) a riddle^H2420 unto the children^H1121 of my people^H5971, and hast not told^H5046^(H8689) it me. And he said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Behold, I have not told^H5046^(H8689) it my father^H1 nor my mother^H517, and shall I tell^H5046^(H8686) it thee?

¹⁷ She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

KJVAnd she wept^H1058^(H8799) before him the seven^H7651 days^H3117, while their feast^H4960 lasted^H1961^(H8804): and it came to pass on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117, that he told^H5046^(H8686) her, because she lay sore^H6693^(H8689) upon him: and she told^H5046^(H8686) the riddle^H2420 to the children^H1121 of her people^H5971.

¹⁸ 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?” He said to them, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have found out my riddle.”

KJVAnd the men^H582 of the city^H5892 said^H559^(H8799) unto him on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117 before the sun^H2775 went down^H935^(H8799), What is sweeter^H4966 than honey^H1706? and what is stronger^H5794 than a lion^H738? And he said^H559^(H8799) unto them, If^H3884 ye had not plowed^H2790^(H8804) with my heifer^H5697, ye had not found out^H4672^(H8804) my riddle^H2420.

¹⁹ Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.

KJVAnd the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 came^H6743^(H8799) upon him, and he went down^H3381^(H8799) to Ashkelon^H831, and slew^H5221^(H8686) thirty^H7970 men^H376 of them, and took^H3947^(H8799) their spoil^H2488, and gave^H5414^(H8799) change^H2487 of garments unto them which expounded^H5046^(H8688) the riddle^H2420. And his anger^H639 was kindled^H2734^(H8799), and he went up^H5927^(H8799) to his father's^H1 house^H1004.

²⁰ But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.

KJVBut Samson's^H8123 wife^H802 was given to his companion^H4828, whom he had used as his friend^H7462^(H8765).

WEB·Judges 13

¹The children of Israel again did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight; and Yahweh delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

KJVAnd the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 did^H6213^(H8800) evil^H7451 again^H3254^(H8686) in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068; and the LORD^H3068 delivered^H5414^(H8799) them into the hand^H3027 of the Philistines^H6430 forty^H705 years^H8141.

² There was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and childless.

KJVAnd there was a certain^H259 man^H376 of Zorah^H6881, of the family^H4940 of the Danites^H1839, whose name^H8034 was Manoah^H4495; and his wife^H802 was barren^H6135, and bare^H3205^(H8804) not.

³ Yahweh’s angel appeared to the woman, and said to her, “See now, you are barren and childless; but you shall conceive and bear a son.

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 appeared^H7200^(H8735) unto the woman^H802, and said^H559^(H8799) unto her, Behold now, thou art barren^H6135, and bearest^H3205^(H8804) not: but thou shalt conceive^H2029^(H8804), and bear^H3205^(H8804) a son^H1121.

⁴ Now therefore please beware and drink no wine nor strong drink, and don’t eat any unclean thing;

KJVNow therefore beware^H8104^(H8734), I pray thee, and drink^H8354^(H8799) not wine^H3196 nor strong drink^H7941, and eat^H398^(H8799) not any unclean^H2931 thing:

⁵ for, behold, you shall conceive and give birth to a son. No razor shall come on his head, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb. He shall begin to save Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.”

KJVFor, lo, thou shalt conceive^H2030, and bear^H3205^(H8802) a son^H1121; and no razor^H4177 shall come^H5927^(H8799) on his head^H7218: for the child^H5288 shall be a Nazarite^H5139 unto God^H430 from the womb^H990: and he shall begin^H2490^(H8686) to deliver^H3467^(H8687) Israel^H3478 out of the hand^H3027 of the Philistines^H6430.

⁶ Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me, and his face was like the face of the angel of God, very awesome. I didn’t ask him where he was from, neither did he tell me his name;

KJVThen the woman^H802 came^H935^(H8799) and told^H559^(H8799) her husband^H376, saying^H559^(H8800), A man^H376 of God^H430 came^H935^(H8804) unto me, and his countenance^H4758 was like the countenance^H4758 of an angel^H4397 of God^H430, very^H3966 terrible^H3372^(H8737): but I asked^H7592^(H8804) him not whence he was, neither told^H5046^(H8689) he me his name^H8034:

⁷ but he said to me, ‘Behold, you shall conceive and bear a son; and now drink no wine nor strong drink. Don’t eat any unclean thing, for the child shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb to the day of his death.’”

KJVBut he said^H559^(H8799) unto me, Behold, thou shalt conceive^H2030, and bear^H3205^(H8802) a son^H1121; and now drink^H7941 no wine^H3196 nor strong drink^H8354^(H8799), neither eat^H398^(H8799) any unclean^H2932 thing: for the child^H5288 shall be a Nazarite^H5139 to God^H430 from the womb^H990 to the day^H3117 of his death^H4194.

⁸ Then Manoah entreated Yahweh, and said, “Oh, Lord, please let the man of God whom you sent come again to us, and teach us what we should do to the child who shall be born.”

KJVThen Manoah^H4495 intreated^H6279^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799), O^H994 my Lord^H136, let^H4994 the man^H376 of God^H430 which thou didst send^H7971^(H8804) come again^H935^(H8799) unto us, and teach^H3384^(H8686) us what we shall do^H6213^(H8799) unto the child^H5288 that shall be born^H3205^(H8795).

⁹ God listened to the voice of Manoah, and the angel of God came again to the woman as she sat in the field; but Manoah, her husband, wasn’t with her.

KJVAnd God^H430 hearkened^H8085^(H8799) to the voice^H6963 of Manoah^H4495; and the angel^H4397 of God^H430 came again^H935^(H8799) unto the woman^H802 as she sat^H3427^(H8802) in the field^H7704: but Manoah^H4495 her husband^H376 was not with her.

¹⁰ The woman hurried and ran, and told her husband, saying to him, “Behold, the man who came to me that day has appeared to me.”

KJVAnd the woman^H802 made haste^H4116^(H8762), and ran^H7323^(H8799), and shewed^H5046^(H8686) her husband^H376, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Behold, the man^H376 hath appeared^H7200^(H8738) unto me, that came^H935^(H8804) unto me the other day^H3117.

¹¹ Manoah arose and followed his wife, and came to the man, and said to him, “Are you the man who spoke to my wife?” He said, “I am.”

KJVAnd Manoah^H4495 arose^H6965^(H8799), and went^H3212^(H8799) after^H310 his wife^H802, and came^H935^(H8799) to the man^H376, and said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Art thou the man^H376 that spakest^H1696^(H8765) unto the woman^H802? And he said^H559^(H8799), I am.

¹² Manoah said, “Now let your words happen. What shall the child’s way of life and mission be?”

KJVAnd Manoah^H4495 said^H559^(H8799), Now let thy words^H1697 come to pass^H935^(H8799). How shall we order^H4941 the child^H5288, and how shall we do^H4639 unto him?

¹³ Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Of all that I said to the woman let her beware.

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Manoah^H4495, Of all that I said^H559^(H8804) unto the woman^H802 let her beware^H8104^(H8735).

¹⁴ She may not eat of anything that comes of the vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing. Let her observe all that I commanded her.”

KJVShe may not eat^H398^(H8799) of any thing that cometh^H3318^(H8799) of the vine^H1612, neither let her drink^H8354^(H8799) wine^H3196 or strong drink^H7941, nor eat^H398^(H8799) any unclean^H2932 thing: all that I commanded^H6680^(H8765) her let her observe^H8104^(H8799).

¹⁵ Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “Please stay with us, that we may make a young goat ready for you.”

KJVAnd Manoah^H4495 said^H559^(H8799) unto the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068, I pray thee, let us detain^H6113^(H8799) thee, until we shall have made ready^H6213^(H8799) a kid^H1423^H5795 for^H6440 thee.

¹⁶ Yahweh’s angel said to Manoah, “Though you detain me, I won’t eat your bread. If you will prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to Yahweh.” For Manoah didn’t know that he was Yahweh’s angel.

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto Manoah^H4495, Though thou detain^H6113^(H8799) me, I will not eat^H398^(H8799) of thy bread^H3899: and if^H518 thou wilt offer^H6213^(H8799) a burnt offering^H5930, thou must offer^H5927^(H8686) it unto the LORD^H3068. For Manoah^H4495 knew^H3045^(H8804) not that he was an angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068.

¹⁷ Manoah said to Yahweh’s angel, “What is your name, that when your words happen, we may honor you?”

KJVAnd Manoah^H4495 said^H559^(H8799) unto the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068, What is thy name^H8034, that when thy sayings^H1697 come to pass^H935^(H8799) we may do thee honour^H3513^(H8765)?

¹⁸ Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible?”

KJVAnd the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, Why askest^H7592^(H8799) thou thus after my name^H8034, seeing it is secret^H6383^(H8675)^H6383?

¹⁹ So Manoah took the young goat with the meal offering, and offered it on the rock to Yahweh. Then the angel did an amazing thing as Manoah and his wife watched.

KJVSo Manoah^H4495 took^H3947^(H8799) a kid^H1423^H5795 with a meat offering^H4503, and offered^H5927^(H8799) it upon a rock^H6697 unto the LORD^H3068: and the angel did^H6213^(H8800) wondrously^H6381^(H8688); and Manoah^H4495 and his wife^H802 looked on^H7200^(H8802).

²⁰ For when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, Yahweh’s angel ascended in the flame of the altar. Manoah and his wife watched; and they fell on their faces to the ground.

KJVFor it came to pass, when the flame^H3851 went up^H5927^(H8800) toward heaven^H8064 from off the altar^H4196, that the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 ascended^H5927^(H8799) in the flame^H3851 of the altar^H4196. And Manoah^H4495 and his wife^H802 looked on^H7200^(H8802) it, and fell on^H5307^(H8799) their faces^H6440 to the ground^H776.

²¹ But Yahweh’s angel didn’t appear to Manoah or to his wife any more. Then Manoah knew that he was Yahweh’s angel.

KJVBut the angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068 did no more^H3254^(H8804) appear^H7200^(H8736) to Manoah^H4495 and to his wife^H802. Then Manoah^H4495 knew^H3045^(H8804) that he was an angel^H4397 of the LORD^H3068.

²² Manoah said to his wife, “We shall surely die, because we have seen God.”

KJVAnd Manoah^H4495 said^H559^(H8799) unto his wife^H802, We shall surely^H4191^(H8800) die^H4191^(H8799), because we have seen^H7200^(H8804) God^H430.

²³ But his wife said to him, “If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn’t have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, and he wouldn’t have shown us all these things, nor would he have told us such things as these at this time.”

KJVBut his wife^H802 said^H559^(H8799) unto him, If^H3863 the LORD^H3068 were pleased^H2654^(H8804) to kill^H4191^(H8687) us, he would not have received^H3947^(H8804) a burnt offering^H5930 and a meat offering^H4503 at our hands^H3027, neither would he have shewed^H7200^(H8689) us all these things, nor would as at this time^H6256 have told^H8085^(H8689) us such things as these^H2063.

²⁴ The woman bore a son and named him Samson. The child grew, and Yahweh blessed him.

KJVAnd the woman^H802 bare^H3205^(H8799) a son^H1121, and called^H7121^(H8799) his name^H8034 Samson^H8123: and the child^H5288 grew^H1431^(H8799), and the LORD^H3068 blessed^H1288^(H8762) him.

²⁵ Yahweh’s Spirit began to move him in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

KJVAnd the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 began^H2490^(H8686) to move him at times^H6470^(H8800) in the camp^H4264 of Dan^H1835 between Zorah^H6881 and Eshtaol^H847.

Section titles come from the Biblion commentary, not from Scripture.

You can also read or listen to the Introduction to the book of Judges.