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Judges 14:19-20

Samson's Philistine Marriage, Riddle, and First Violent Conflict

From Samson's right-in-his-eyes desire for a Philistine bride to the LORD's hidden purpose against Philistine rule, the chapter moves through lion, honey, feast, riddle, betrayal, Spirit-empowered retaliation, and marital fracture, showing deliverance beginning through a deeply compromised instrument.

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19Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,

20and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.

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Verse 19

Cross-references

1 Samuel 11:6Classic cross-references Judges 3:10Classic cross-references Judges 13:25Classic cross-references Judges 14:6Classic cross-references Judges 15:14Classic cross-references

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Then the Spiritר֣וּחַH7307Noun - common singular constructof the LORDיְהוָ֗הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularcame mightilyוַתִּצְלַ֨חH6743Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularupon himעָלָ֜יוH5921Preposition | third person masculine singularand he went downוַיֵּ֨רֶדH3381Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto Ashkelonאַשְׁקְל֜וֹןH831Noun - proper - feminine singularkilledוַיַּ֥ךְH5221Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .מֵהֶ֣ם׀Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine pluralthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםH7970Number - common pluralof their menאִ֗ישׁH376Noun - masculine singulartookוַיִּקַּח֙H3947Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markertheir apparelחֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔םH2488Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine pluraland gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙H5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartheir clothesהַחֲלִיפ֔וֹתH2487Article | Noun - feminine pluralto those who had solvedלְמַגִּידֵ֖יH5046Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural constructthe riddleהַחִידָ֑הH2420Article | Noun - feminine singularAnd burningוַיִּ֣חַרH2734Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularwith angerאַפּ֔וֹH639Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularSamson returnedוַיַּ֖עַלH5927Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularto his father’sאָבִֽיהוּ׃פH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularhouseבֵּ֥יתH1004Noun - masculine singular construct

Verse 20

Cross-references

Judges 15:2Classic cross-references John 3:29Classic cross-references John 13:18Classic cross-references

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and hisשִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןH8123Noun - proper - masculine singular. . .לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּH4828Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularwifeאֵ֣שֶׁתH802Noun - feminine singular constructwas givenוַתְּהִ֖יH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularto one of the men whoאֲשֶׁ֥רH834Pronoun - relativehad accompaniedרֵעָ֖הH7462Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularhimלֽוֹ׃Preposition | third person masculine singular

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