Judges 14:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Judges 14:5

3 Then his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of ^ayour brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the ^buncircumcised Philistines?” And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for¹ she pleases me well.”

4 But his father and mother did not know that it was ^aof the Lord—that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time ^bthe Philistines had dominion over Israel.

5 So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him.

6 And ^athe Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he tore the lion apart as one would have torn apart a young goat, though he had nothing in his hand. But he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

7 Then he went down and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

8 After some time, when he returned to get her, he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm of bees and honey were in the carcass of the lion.

9 He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the ^acarcass of the lion.

10 So his father went down to the woman. And Samson gave a feast there, for young men used to do so.

11 And it happened, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

Verse Comparison: Judges 14:5

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American Standard Version
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

Amplified® Bible
Then Samson and his father and mother went down to Timnah and came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion roared against him.

Contemporary English Version
As Samson and his parents reached the vineyards near Timnah, a fierce young lion suddenly roared and attacked Samson.

Darby English Version
Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and he came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion roared against him;

Good News Bible
So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. As they were going through the vineyards there, he heard a young lion roaring.

King James Version
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.

New American Standard Bible
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion {came} roaring toward him.

New International Version
Samson went down to Timnah together with his father and mother. As they approached the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him.

New King James Version
So Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Now to his surprise, a young lion came roaring against him.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother, and came as far as the vineyards of Timnah; and behold, a young lion came roaring toward him.

Revised Standard Version
Then Samson went down with his father and mother to Timnah, and he came to the vineyards of Timnah. And behold, a young lion roared against him;

Young's Literal Translation
And Samson goeth down -- also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and lo, a lion's whelp roareth at meeting him,

New English Translation
Samson went down to Timnah. When he approached¹ the vineyards of Timnah, he saw a roaring young lion attacking him.²

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