Judges 14:15

KJV

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?

— Judges 14:15, King James Version
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Context

This verse from Judges Chapter 14 connects to 9 cross-references. Samson demands a Philistine woman from Timnah as his wife, against his parents' wishes, though God is orchestrating events. At the wedding feast, Samson poses a riddle about the lion and honey; the thirty companions threaten his wife to get …

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Other Translations

ASV

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to impoverish us? is it not so?

YLT

And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson's wife, `Entice thy husband, that he declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of thy father with fire; to possess us have ye called for us? is it not?'

BBE

So on the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, Get from your husband the answer to his question by some trick or other, or we will have you and your father's house burned with fire; did you get us here to take all we have?

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