Judges 14:17
What does Judges 14:17 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 14:17 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And all the seven days of the feast she went on weeping over him; and on the seventh day he gave her the answer, because she gave him no peace; and she sent word of it to the children of her people.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And she weepeth for it the seven days <FI>in<Fi> which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth <FI>it<Fi> to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752So she wept before him the seven days of the feast: and, at length, on the seventh day, as she was troublesome to him, he expounded it. And she immediately told her countrymen.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people.
Context
v.16And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?
v.17This passage
v.18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 2:9
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.
- Judges 16:13
And Delilah said unto Samson, Hitherto thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: tell me wherewith thou mightest be bound. And he said unto her, If thou weavest the seven locks of my head with the web.
- Judges 16:6
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
- Proverbs 2:16
To deliver thee from the strange woman, Even from the foreigner that flattereth with her words;
- Judges 16:16
And it came to pass, when she pressed him daily with her words, and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death.
- Luke 18:4
And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;