Judges 14:1
What does Judges 14:1 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 14:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines;
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Then Samson went down to Thamnatha, and seeing there a woman of the daughters of the Philistines,
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Samson went down to Timnathah, and saw a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Context
v.1This passage
v.2And 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.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 38:12
And in process of time Shua’s daughter, the wife of Judah, died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnah, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
- 2 Samuel 11:2
And it came to pass at eventide, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king’s house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
- 1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- Joshua 19:43
and Elon, and Timnah, and Ekron,
- Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all that they chose.
- Job 31:1
I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?