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Judges 14:8-9

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.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.

9So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

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Verse 8

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Psalms 81:16Classic cross-references

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When [Samson] returnedוַיָּ֤שָׁבH7725Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularlaterמִיָּמִים֙H3117Preposition-m | Noun - masculine pluralto take herלְקַחְתָּ֔הּH3947Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singularhe leftוַיָּ֣סַרH5493Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularthe road to seeלִרְא֔וֹתH7200Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerthe lion’sהָאַרְיֵ֑הH738Article | Noun - masculine singularcarcassמַפֶּ֣לֶתH4658Noun - feminine singular constructand in [it]בִּגְוִיַּ֥תH1472Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .הָאַרְיֵ֖הH738Article | Noun - masculine singularwasוְהִנֵּ֨הH2009Conjunctive waw | Interjectiona swarmעֲדַ֧תH5712Noun - feminine singular constructof beesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםH1682Noun - feminine pluralalong with their honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃H1706Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 9

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1 Samuel 14:25Classic cross-references

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So he scoopedוַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּH7287Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singularsome honey intoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis handsכַּפָּ֗יוH3709Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singularand ate itוְאָכֹ֔לH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteas he went alongוַיֵּ֤לֶךְH1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular. . .הָלוֹךְ֙H1980Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteAnd when he returnedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙H1980Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413Prepositionhis fatherאָבִ֣יוH1Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular. . .וְאֶל־H413Conjunctive waw | Prepositionand motherאִמּ֔וֹH517Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularhe gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןH5414Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularsome to themלָהֶ֖םPreposition | third person masculine pluraland they ate itוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּH398Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralBut he did notוְלֹֽא־H3808Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particletellהִגִּ֣ידH5046Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularthemלָהֶ֔םPreposition | third person masculine pluralthatכִּ֛יH3588Conjunctionhe had takenרָדָ֥הH7287Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthe honeyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃H1706Article | Noun - masculine singularfrom the lion’sהָאַרְיֵ֖הH738Article | Noun - masculine singularcarcassמִגְּוִיַּ֥תH1472Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct

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