Judges 14:2

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

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.”

4 (Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
WEB
He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.”
ASV
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
DARBY
And he went up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines; and now take her for me as wife.
BLB
And he went up and declared to his father and mother and said, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. And now, get her for me as a wife.”
ÅB
Da han kom tilbake derfra, fortalte han det til sin far og mor og sa: Jeg så en kvinne i Timnata, en av filistrenes døtre; henne må dere la meg få til hustru!
OTB
Da han kom tilbake, fortalte han sin far og mor: "Jeg har sett en kvinne i Timna av filisterne; nå må dere ordne det slik at hun blir min kone."
B1930
Da han kom tilbake derfra, fortalte han det til sin far og mor og sa: Jeg så en kvinne i Timnata, en av filistrenes døtre; henne må I la mig få til hustru!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 34:4

    So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

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  • Genesis 24:2–3

    So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

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  • Genesis 21:21

    And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

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  • Genesis 38:6

    Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.

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  • 2 Kings 14:9

    But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.

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