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Samson's Marriage … 5 Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him, 6 and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat.
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Jud 14:5-9. He Kills a Lion. 5-9. a young lion—Hebrew, a...
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6 ESV - Judges 14:6 and the Spirit of the LORD came...
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Samson's Marriage … 5 Then Samson went down with his father...
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6 The Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson with power. Samson tore the lion apart like one tears a young goat. He had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done. 7 Then Samson went down and talked to the woman. She looked good to him. 8 When he returned later to take her, he turned to look at the dead lion.
The encounter with the lion and the interview with the woman clearly shew that Samson was alone. a young lion] The lion was once common in Palestine, especially in the desert S. of Judah (Isaiah 30:6), and in the valley of the Jordan; it has disappeared since the time of the crusades.
Judges 14:6. ESV Then the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon him, and although he had nothing in his hand, he tore the lion in pieces as one tears a young goat. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done. NIV The Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon him so that he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as he might have torn a ...
Judges 14:9. ESV He scraped it out into his hands and went on, eating as he went. And he came to his father and mother and gave some to them, and they ate. But he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey from the carcass of the lion. NIV He scooped out the honey with his hands and ate as he went along.
The story of Samson's riddle comprises chapter 14 of the Book of Judges. It begins when Samson encounters a Philistine woman in the city of Timnah and decides to marry her, against the objections of his parents. While travelling to Timnah to meet with the woman, Samson is attacked by a young lion. The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him, and he ...
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Samson took it (the honey) in his hands, ate some of it as he went, and also gave some to his father and mother to eat, but did not tell them that he had got the honey out of the dead body of the lion; for in that case they would not only have refused to eat it as being unclean, but would have been aware of the fact, which Samson afterwards took as the subject of the riddle that he proposed to ...
