Judges 14:6

What does Judges 14:6 mean?

A plain-English look at Judges 14:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid; and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the spirit of the Lord came on him with power, and, unarmed as he was, pulling the lion in two as one might do to a young goat, he put him to death; (but he said nothing to his father and mother of what he had done.)

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the Spirit of Jehovah prospereth over him, and he rendeth it as the rending of a kid, and there is nothing in his hand, and he hath not declared to his father and to his mother that which he hath done.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the Spirit of the Lord came upon Samson, and he tore the lion as he would have torn a kid in pieces, having nothing at all in his hand: and he would not tell this to his father and mother.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and the Spirit of Jehovah came upon him, and he rent it as one rends a kid, and nothing was in his hand. And he did not tell his father or his mother what he had done.

Context

v.5Then 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.

v.6This passage

v.7And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 15:15

    And he found a fresh jawbone of an ass, and put forth his hand, and took it, and smote a thousand men therewith.

  • Zechariah 4:6

    Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of Jehovah unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith Jehovah of hosts.

  • Isaiah 42:2

    He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

  • 1 Samuel 11:6

    And the Spirit of God came mightily upon Saul when he heard those words, and his anger was kindled greatly.

  • Judges 15:8

    And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

  • Judges 13:25

    And the Spirit of Jehovah began to move him in Mahaneh-dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

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