Judges 14:12-19 And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast , and find it out , then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

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12 H8123 And Samson H559 said [H8799] H2330 unto them, I will now put forth [H8799] H2420 a riddle H5046 unto you: if ye can certainly [H8687] H5046 declare [H8686] H7651 it me within the seven H3117 days H4960 of the feast H4672 , and find it out [H8804] H5414 , then I will give [H8804] H7970 you thirty H5466 sheets H7970 and thirty H2487 change H899 of garments:

13 H3201 But if ye cannot [H8799] H5046 declare [H8687] H5414 it me, then shall ye give [H8804] H7970 me thirty H5466 sheets H7970 and thirty H2487 change H899 of garments H559 . And they said [H8799] H2330 unto him, Put forth [H8798] H2420 thy riddle H8085 , that we may hear [H8799] it.

14 H559 And he said [H8799] H398 unto them, Out of the eater [H8802] H3318 came forth [H8804] H3978 meat H5794 , and out of the strong H3318 came forth [H8804] H4966 sweetness H3201 . And they could [H8804] H7969 not in three H3117 days H5046 expound [H8687] H2420 the riddle.

15 H7637 And it came to pass on the seventh H3117 day H559 , that they said [H8799] H8123 unto Samson's H802 wife H6601 , Entice [H8761] H376 thy husband H5046 , that he may declare [H8686] H2420 unto us the riddle H8313 , lest we burn [H8799] H1 thee and thy father's H1004 house H784 with fire H7121 : have ye called [H8804] H3423 us to take that we have [H8800] ? is it not so ?

16 H8123 And Samson's H802 wife H1058 wept [H8799] H559 before him, and said [H8799] H8130 , Thou dost but hate [H8804] H157 me, and lovest [H8804] H2330 me not: thou hast put forth [H8804] H2420 a riddle H1121 unto the children H5971 of my people H5046 , and hast not told [H8689] H559 it me. And he said [H8799] H5046 unto her, Behold, I have not told [H8689] H1 it my father H517 nor my mother H5046 , and shall I tell [H8686] it thee?

17 H1058 And she wept [H8799] H7651 before him the seven H3117 days H4960 , while their feast H1961 lasted [H8804] H7637 : and it came to pass on the seventh H3117 day H5046 , that he told [H8686] H6693 her, because she lay sore [H8689] H5046 upon him: and she told [H8686] H2420 the riddle H1121 to the children H5971 of her people.

18 H582 And the men H5892 of the city H559 said [H8799] H7637 unto him on the seventh H3117 day H2775 before the sun H935 went down [H8799] H4966 , What is sweeter H1706 than honey H5794 ? and what is stronger H738 than a lion H559 ? And he said [H8799] H3884 unto them, If H2790 ye had not plowed [H8804] H5697 with my heifer H4672 , ye had not found out [H8804] H2420 my riddle.

19 H7307 And the Spirit H3068 of the LORD H6743 came [H8799] H3381 upon him, and he went down [H8799] H831 to Ashkelon H5221 , and slew [H8686] H7970 thirty H376 men H3947 of them, and took [H8799] H2488 their spoil H5414 , and gave [H8799] H2487 change H5046 of garments unto them which expounded [H8688] H2420 the riddle H639 . And his anger H2734 was kindled [H8799] H5927 , and he went up [H8799] H1 to his father's H1004 house.

ERV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² And Samson said unto them, Let me now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment: ¹³ but if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. ¹⁴ And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle. ¹⁵ 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]? ¹⁶ And 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 it thee? ¹⁷ And 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. ¹⁸ And 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. ¹⁹ And the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and smote thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave the changes [of raiment] unto them that declared the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.