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Judges 14:2

Timnah
MarriageParents and children

1 And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.

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.

3 Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

4 But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

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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!

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Cross references

  • Genesis 34:4

    And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.

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  • Genesis 24:2–3

    And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

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  • Genesis 21:21

    And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.

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  • Genesis 38:6

    And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.

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  • 2 Kings 14:9

    And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

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