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Judges 14:15 KJV
Judges · chapter 14 · verse 15 · King James Version
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
Judges 14:15 in context
13But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it.
14And 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 expound the riddle.
15And 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?
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 it thee?
17And 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- Samson'sShimshôwnShimshon, an IsraeliteH8123 →
- seventhshᵉbîyʻîyseventhH7637 →
- husbandʼîysha man as an individual or a male personH376 →
- declarenâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- Enticepâthâhto openH6601 →
- riddlechîydâha puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maximH2420 →
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