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Judges 14:1

SamsonTimnah
Temptation
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.

2 So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”

3 But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”

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BSB
One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
KJV
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
WEB
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
ASV
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
DARBY
And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
BLB
And Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
ÅB
Engang gikk Samson ned til Timnata; der så han en kvinne, en av filistrenes døtre.
OTB
Samson dro ned til Timna, og der så han en ung kvinne, en av filisterne.
B1930
Engang gikk Samson ned til Timnata; der så han en kvinne, en av filistrenes døtre.

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