<vn='1'>And <sn="8123">Samson</s> went <sn="3381">down</s> to <sn="8553">Timnath</s>, and <sn="7200">saw</s> a <sn="802">woman</s> in <sn="8553">Timnath</s> of the <sn="4480 1323">daughters</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And he came <sn="5927">up</s>, and <sn="5046">told</s> his <sn="1">father</s> and his <sn="517">mother</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, I have <sn="7200">seen</s> a <sn="802">woman</s> in <sn="8553">Timnath</s> of the <sn="4480 1323">daughters</s> of the <sn="6430">Philistines</s>: <sn="6258">now</s> therefore <sn="3947">get</s> her for me to <sn="802">wife</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>Then his <sn="1">father</s> and his <sn="517">mother</s><sn="559">said</s> unto him, Is there <sn="369">never</s> a <sn="802">woman</s> among the <sn="1323">daughters</s> of thy <sn="251">brethren</s>, or among <sn="3605">all</s> my <sn="5971">people</s>, <sn="3588">that</s><sn="859">thou</s><sn="1980">goest</s> to <sn="3947">take</s> a <sn="802">wife</s> of the <sn="6189">uncircumcised</s><sn="4480 6430">Philistines</s>? And <sn="8123">Samson</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> his <sn="1">father</s>, <sn="3947">Get</s> her for me; <sn="3588">for</s><sn="1931">she</s> pleaseth me <sn="3474 5869">well</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>But his <sn="1">father</s> and his <sn="517">mother</s><sn="3045">knew</s><sn="3808">not</s><sn="3588">that</s><sn="1931">it</s> was of the <sn="4480 3068">LORD</s>, <sn="3588">that</s><sn="1931">he</s><sn="1245">sought</s> an <sn="8385">occasion</s> against the <sn="4480 6430">Philistines</s>: for at <sn="1931">that</s><sn="6256">time</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s> had <sn="4910">dominion</s> over <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Then went Samson <sn="3381 8123">down</s>, and his <sn="1">father</s> and his <sn="517">mother</s>, to <sn="8553">Timnath</s>, and <sn="935">came</s><sn="5704">to</s> the <sn="3754">vineyards</s> of <sn="8553">Timnath</s>: and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, a <sn="3715">young</s><sn="738">lion</s><sn="7580">roared</s><sn="7125">against</s> him. </v>
<vn='6'>And the <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> came <sn="6743">mightily</s><sn="5921">upon</s> him, and he <sn="8156">rent</s> him as he would have <sn="8156">rent</s> a <sn="1423">kid</s>, and he had <sn="3972 369">nothing</s> in his <sn="3027">hand</s>: but he <sn="5046">told</s><sn="3808">not</s> his <sn="1">father</s> or his <sn="517">mother</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="834">what</s> he had <sn="6213">done</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And he went <sn="3381">down</s>, and <sn="1696">talked</s> with the <sn="802">woman</s>; and she pleased Samson <sn="3474 5869 8123">well</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And after a <sn="4480 3117">time</s> he <sn="7725">returned</s> to <sn="3947">take</s> her, and he turned <sn="5493">aside</s> to <sn="7200">see</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4658">carcass</s> of the <sn="738">lion</s>: and, <sn="2009">behold</s>, there was a <sn="5712">swarm</s> of <sn="1682">bees</s> and <sn="1706">honey</s> in the <sn="1472">carcass</s> of the <sn="738">lion</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And he <sn="7287">took</s> thereof <sn="413">in</s> his <sn="3709">hands</s>, and went <sn="1980 1980">on</s><sn="398">eating</s>, and <sn="1980">came</s><sn="413">to</s> his <sn="1">father</s> and <sn="517">mother</s>, and he <sn="5414">gave</s> them, and they did <sn="398">eat</s>: but he <sn="5046">told</s><sn="3808">not</s> them <sn="3588">that</s> he had <sn="7287">taken</s> the <sn="1706">honey</s> out of the <sn="4480 1472">carcass</s> of the <sn="738">lion</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>So his <sn="1">father</s> went <sn="3381">down</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="802">woman</s>: and <sn="8123">Samson</s><sn="6213">made</s><sn="8033">there</s> a <sn="4960">feast</s>; <sn="3588">for</s><sn="3651">so</s> used the young <sn="970">men</s> to <sn="6213">do</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when they <sn="7200">saw</s> him, that they <sn="3947">brought</s><sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="4828">companions</s> to <sn="1961">be</s><sn="854">with</s> him. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="8123">Samson</s><sn="559">said</s> unto them, I will <sn="4994">now</s> put <sn="2330">forth</s> a <sn="2420">riddle</s> unto you: <sn="518">if</s> ye can certainly <sn="5046 5046">declare</s> it me within the <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="3117">days</s> of the <sn="4960">feast</s>, and find it <sn="4672">out</s>, then I will <sn="5414">give</s> you <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="5466">sheets</s> and <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="2487">change</s> of <sn="899">garments</s>: </v>
<vn='13'>But <sn="518">if</s> ye <sn="3201 3808">cannot</s><sn="5046">declare</s> it me, then shall <sn="859">ye</s><sn="5414">give</s> me <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="5466">sheets</s> and <sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="2487">change</s> of <sn="899">garments</s>. And they <sn="559">said</s> unto him, Put <sn="2330">forth</s> thy <sn="2420">riddle</s>, that we may <sn="8085">hear</s> it. </v>
<vn='14'>And he <sn="559">said</s> unto them, Out of the <sn="4480 398">eater</s> came <sn="3318">forth</s><sn="3978">meat</s>, and out of the <sn="4480 5794">strong</s> came <sn="3318">forth</s><sn="4966">sweetness</s>. And they <sn="3201">could</s><sn="3808">not</s> in <sn="7969">three</s><sn="3117">days</s><sn="5046">expound</s> the <sn="2420">riddle</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> on the <sn="7637">seventh</s><sn="3117">day</s>, that they <sn="559">said</s> unto <sn="8123">Samson</s> 's <sn="802">wife</s>, <sn="6601">Entice</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="376">husband</s>, that he may <sn="5046">declare</s> unto us <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="2420">riddle</s>, <sn="6435">lest</s> we <sn="8313">burn</s> thee and thy <sn="1">father</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s> with <sn="784">fire</s>: have ye <sn="7121">called</s> us to take that we <sn="3423">have</s>? is it <sn="3808">not</s> so? </v>
<vn='16'>And <sn="8123">Samson</s> 's <sn="802">wife</s><sn="1058">wept</s><sn="5921">before</s> him, and <sn="559">said</s>, Thou dost <sn="7535">but</s><sn="8130">hate</s> me, and <sn="157">lovest</s> me <sn="3808">not</s>: thou hast put <sn="2330">forth</s> a <sn="2420">riddle</s> unto the <sn="1121">children</s> of my <sn="5971">people</s>, and hast <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5046">told</s> it me. And he <sn="559">said</s> unto her, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, I have <sn="3808">not</s><sn="5046">told</s> it my <sn="1">father</s> nor my <sn="517">mother</s>, and shall I <sn="5046">tell</s> it thee? </v>
<vn='17'>And she <sn="1058">wept</s><sn="5921">before</s> him the <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="3117">days</s>, <sn="834">while</s> their <sn="4960">feast</s><sn="1961">lasted</s>: and it came to <sn="1961">pass</s> on the <sn="7637">seventh</s><sn="3117">day</s>, that he <sn="5046">told</s> her, <sn="3588">because</s> she lay <sn="6693">sore</s> upon him: and she <sn="5046">told</s> the <sn="2420">riddle</s> to the <sn="1121">children</s> of her <sn="5971">people</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And the <sn="376">men</s> of the <sn="5892">city</s><sn="559">said</s> unto him on the <sn="7637">seventh</s><sn="3117">day</s><sn="2962">before</s> the <sn="2775">sun</s> went <sn="935">down</s>, <sn="4100">What</s> is <sn="4966">sweeter</s> than <sn="4480 1706">honey</s>? and <sn="4100">what</s> is <sn="5794">stronger</s> than a <sn="4480 738">lion</s>? And he <sn="559">said</s> unto them, <sn="3884">If</s> ye had not <sn="2790">plowed</s> with my <sn="5697">heifer</s>, ye had <sn="3808">not</s> found <sn="4672">out</s> my <sn="2420">riddle</s>. </v>
<vn='19'>And the <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="6743">came</s><sn="5921">upon</s> him, and he went <sn="3381">down</s> to <sn="831">Ashkelon</s>, and <sn="5221">slew</s><sn="7970">thirty</s><sn="376">men</s><sn="4480">of</s> them, and <sn="3947">took</s><sn="*853"></s> their <sn="2488">spoil</s>, and <sn="5414">gave</s> change of <sn="2487">garments</s> unto them which <sn="5046">expounded</s> the <sn="2420">riddle</s>. And his <sn="639">anger</s> was <sn="2734">kindled</s>, and he went <sn="5927">up</s> to his <sn="1">father</s> 's <sn="1004">house</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>But <sn="8123">Samson</s> 's <sn="802">wife</s><sn="1961">was</s> given to his <sn="4828">companion</s>, <sn="834">whom</s> he had used as his <sn="7462">friend</s>. </v>