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Judges 14:9

7 Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

8 When 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.

So 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.

10 Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.

11 And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.

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BSB
So 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.
KJV
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
WEB
He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.
ASV
And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
DARBY
and he took it out in his hands, and went on, and ate as he went. And he came to his father and to his mother, and gave them, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.
BLB
And He took some of it in his hands and went on, going and eating, and he came to his father and to his mother, and he gave [some] to them and they ate, and he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.
ÅB
Han tok honningen ut og holdt den i sine hender og spiste mens han gikk, og da han kom til sin far og mor, gav han dem med seg, og de spiste; men han fortalte dem ikke at det var av løvens kropp han hadde tatt honningen.
OTB
Han skrapte ut honningen med hendene og spiste den mens han gikk. Da han kom tilbake til sine foreldre, ga han dem litt, og de spiste det, men han avslørte ikke at han hadde tatt honningen fra løvens kadaver.
B1930
Han tok honningen ut og holdt den i sine hender og åt mens han gikk, og da han kom til sin far og mor, gav han dem med sig, og de åt; men han fortalte dem ikke at det var av løvens kropp han hadde tatt honningen.

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