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Judges 14:1
And Samson went down to Timnath, - and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Samson went down to Timnah and saw a young Philistine woman there.
Samson went down to Timnah and saw a young Philistine woman there.
Hebrew Names Version
Shimshon went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Pelishtim.
Shimshon went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Pelishtim.
King James Version
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Lexham English Bible
And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.
English Standard Version
Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines.
New Century Version
Samson went down to the city of Timnah where he saw a Philistine woman.
Samson went down to the city of Timnah where he saw a Philistine woman.
New English Translation
Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye.
Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye.
Amplified Bible
Samson went down to Timnah and at Timnah he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Samson went down to Timnah and at Timnah he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
New American Standard Bible
Then Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Then Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe Samson went downe to Timnath, and saw a woma in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistims,
Nowe Samson went downe to Timnath, and saw a woma in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistims,
Legacy Standard Bible
Toe Simson afgegaan het na Timna, sien hy in Timna 'n vrou uit die dogters van die Filistyne;
Toe Simson afgegaan het na Timna, sien hy in Timna 'n vrou uit die dogters van die Filistyne;
Contemporary English Version
One day, Samson went to Timnah, where he saw a Philistine woman.
One day, Samson went to Timnah, where he saw a Philistine woman.
Complete Jewish Bible
Shimshon went down to Timnah, and in Timnah he saw a woman who was one of the P'lishtim.
Shimshon went down to Timnah, and in Timnah he saw a woman who was one of the P'lishtim.
Darby Translation
And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Easy-to-Read Version
Samson went down to the city of Timnah. He saw a young Philistine woman there.
Samson went down to the city of Timnah. He saw a young Philistine woman there.
George Lamsa Translation
AND Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
AND Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Good News Translation
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he noticed a certain young Philistine woman.
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he noticed a certain young Philistine woman.
Literal Translation
And Samson went down to Timnath and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnath and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Samson wente downe vnto Thimnath, & there he sawe a woman amoge the doughters of ye Philistynes.
Samson wente downe vnto Thimnath, & there he sawe a woman amoge the doughters of ye Philistynes.
American Standard Version
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Bible in Basic English
Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines;
Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Samson went downe to Thamnath, and sawe a woma in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines:
Samson went downe to Thamnath, and sawe a woma in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
King James Version (1611)
And Samson went down to Timnath, and sawe a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnath, and sawe a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Sampson went down to Thamnatha, and saw a woman in Thamnatha of the daughters of the Philistines.
English Revised Version
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Berean Standard Bible
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Sampson yede doun in to Thannatha, and he siy there a womman of `the douytris of Filisteis;
Therfor Sampson yede doun in to Thannatha, and he siy there a womman of `the douytris of Filisteis;
Young's Literal Translation
And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,
And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,
Update Bible Version
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
World English Bible
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
New King James Version
Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
New Living Translation
One day when Samson was in Timnah, one of the Philistine women caught his eye.
One day when Samson was in Timnah, one of the Philistine women caught his eye.
New Life Bible
Samson went down to Timnah. There he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Samson went down to Timnah. There he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
New Revised Standard
Once Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw a Philistine woman.
Once Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw a Philistine woman.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,
Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,
Revised Standard Version
Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines.
THE MESSAGE
Samson went down to Timnah. There in Timnah a woman caught his eye, a Philistine girl. He came back and told his father and mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, a Philistine girl; get her for me as my wife."
Samson went down to Timnah. There in Timnah a woman caught his eye, a Philistine girl. He came back and told his father and mother, "I saw a woman in Timnah, a Philistine girl; get her for me as my wife."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Contextual Overview
1 And Samson went down to Timnath, - and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 So he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said - A woman, have I seen in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines, - now, therefore, take her for me, to wife. 3 And his father and his mother said to him - Is there not, among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, a woman, that thou art going away to take a woman from among the uncircumcised Philistines? But Samson said unto his father - Take, her, for me, for, she, is pleasant in mine eyes. 4 Now, his father and his mother, knew not, that, from Yahweh, it was, that, an occasion, he was seeking of the Philistines, - at that time, the Philistines having dominion over Israel. 5 So Samson went down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, - and they came as far as the vineyards of Timnath, when lo! a young lion, roaring to meet him. 6 And the Spirit of Yahweh, came suddenly over him, and he tore it in pieces as if he had torn in pieces a kid, there being, nothing at all, in his hand, - but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 So he went down, and spake unto the woman, - and she was pleasant in the eyes of Samson. 8 And he returned, after a time, to take her, and went aside to see the carcass of the lion, - and lo! a swarm of bees, in the body of the lion, and, honey, 9 which he took into his hands, and went on - eating as he went, and came unto his father and unto his mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat, - but he told them not that, out of the carcass of the lion, he had taken the honey.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Timnath: Genesis 38:12, Genesis 38:13, Joshua 15:10, Joshua 19:43, aw, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 34:1, Genesis 34:2, 2 Samuel 11:2, Job 31:1, Psalms 119:37, 1 John 2:16
Reciprocal: Genesis 49:17 - shall be 2 Chronicles 28:18 - Timnah Ezekiel 25:15 - to destroy
Cross-References
Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem, Elam and Asshur, - and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
The sons of Shem, Elam and Asshur, - and Arpachshad and Lud and Aram.
Genesis 11:2
And it came to pass as they brake away onwards, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
And it came to pass as they brake away onwards, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there.
Isaiah 11:11
And it shall come to pass in that day, That My Lord will again a second time set his hand, to possess himself of the remnant of his people, - who shall be left - from Assyria and from Egypt and from Pathros and from Ethiopia and from Elam and from Shinar and from Hamath and from the Coastlands of the sea;
And it shall come to pass in that day, That My Lord will again a second time set his hand, to possess himself of the remnant of his people, - who shall be left - from Assyria and from Egypt and from Pathros and from Ethiopia and from Elam and from Shinar and from Hamath and from the Coastlands of the sea;
Isaiah 21:2
So hath, a grievous vision, been told me: - the deceiver, is deceiving. And the spoiler, is spoiling, Go up, O Elam Besiege O Media, All the sighing she hath caused, have I made to cease.
So hath, a grievous vision, been told me: - the deceiver, is deceiving. And the spoiler, is spoiling, Go up, O Elam Besiege O Media, All the sighing she hath caused, have I made to cease.
Isaiah 22:6
Yea, Elam, beareth the quiver, With trams of men, and horsemen, - And, Kir, hath uncovered the shield.
Yea, Elam, beareth the quiver, With trams of men, and horsemen, - And, Kir, hath uncovered the shield.
Isaiah 37:12
Did the gods of the nations, deliver them, whom my fathers destroyed, - Gozan, and Haran, - and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who were in Telassar?
Did the gods of the nations, deliver them, whom my fathers destroyed, - Gozan, and Haran, - and Rezeph, and the sons of Eden, who were in Telassar?
Jeremiah 25:25
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Ezekiel 32:24
There, is Persia with all her multitude, round about her grave, - All of them, thrust through The fallen by the sword Who have descended, uncircumcised into the earth below Who made themselves a terror in the land of the living, And so they have borne their confusion with them who descend into the pit:
There, is Persia with all her multitude, round about her grave, - All of them, thrust through The fallen by the sword Who have descended, uncircumcised into the earth below Who made themselves a terror in the land of the living, And so they have borne their confusion with them who descend into the pit:
Daniel 1:2
and the Lord gave into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and a part of the vessels of the house of God, and he brought them into the land of Shinar, into the house of his gods, - and, the vessels, brought he into the treasure-house of his gods.
and the Lord gave into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, and a part of the vessels of the house of God, and he brought them into the land of Shinar, into the house of his gods, - and, the vessels, brought he into the treasure-house of his gods.
Zechariah 5:11
And he said unto me, To build for it a house in the land of Shinar, - so shall it be ready, and they shall settle it there, upon its own base?
And he said unto me, To build for it a house in the land of Shinar, - so shall it be ready, and they shall settle it there, upon its own base?
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Samson went down to Timnath,.... A city which by lot fell to the tribe of Judah, but was afterwards given to the tribe of Dan, and now in the hands of the Philistines,
Joshua 15:57. Judah is said to go up to it, because the place where he lived lay below it, Genesis 38:13, but Samson is said to go down to it, because he lived above it. The Jews t differ about the reconciliation of these two places; some say there were two of this name, the one is a descent, and the other is an ascent; others say there was but one, so situated, that they that came to it on one side ascended, and they that came to it on the other side descended. Bochart u approves of the former. According to Bunting w, this was twelve miles from Eshtaol, where Samson lived:
and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; who at this time dwelt there; he saw no doubt many other women besides her, but he took special notice of her, and entertained a particular affection for her; or, in other words, on sight of her fell in love with her.
t T. Bab. Sotah, fol. 10. 1. u IIierozoic. par. 1. l. 3. c. 4. col. 763, 764. w Travels, &c. p. 115.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Timnath - See Joshua 15:10 and note. It was below Zorah Judges 13:2, about three miles S. W. of it.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XIV
Samson marries a wife of the Philistines, 1-4.
Slays a young lion at Timnath, in the carcass of which he
afterwards finds a swarm of bees, 5-9.
He makes a feast; they appoint him thirty companions, to whom
he puts forth a riddle, which they cannot expound, 10-14.
They entice his wife to get the interpretation from him; she
succeeds, informs them, and they tell the explanation, 15-18.
He is incensed, and slays thirty of the Philistines, 19, 20.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIV
Verse Judges 14:1. Went down to Timnath — A frontier town of the Philistines, at the beginning of the lands belonging to the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:57; but afterwards given up to Dan, Joshua 19:43. David took this place from the Philistines, but they again got possession of it in the reign of Ahaz, 2 Chronicles 28:18.
