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Samson’s Riddle

Judges 14:10

In 11 translations

BSB
Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
KJV
¶ So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
WEB
His father went down to the woman; and Samson made a feast there, for the young men used to do so.
ASV
And his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
LSV
And his father goes down to the woman, and Samson makes a banquet there, for so the young men does;
YLT
And his father goeth down unto the woman, and Samson maketh there a banquet, for so the young men do;
DBY
And his father went down to the woman, and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
DRC
So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do.
GNV
So his father went down vnto the woman, and Samson made there a feast: for so vsed the yong men to doe.
JPS
And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
LXXE
And his father went down to the woman, and Sampson made there a banquet for seven days, for so the young men are used to do.i. e. in the original sense of the word, a drinking party.

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WLC
וַיֵּ֥רֶד אָבִ֖יהוּ אֶל־הָאִשָּׁ֑ה וַיַּ֨עַשׂ שָׁ֤ם שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה כִּ֛י כֵּ֥ן יַעֲשׂ֖וּ הַבַּחוּרִֽים׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ κατέβη ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα, καὶ ἐποίησεν ἐκεῖ Σαμψὼν πότον ἡμέρας ἑπτὰ, ὅτι οὕτως ποιοῦσιν οἱ νεανίσκοι.

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  • Ecclesiastes 10:19A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
  • John 2:9and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
  • Matthew 22:2–4“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. Again, he sent other servants and said,…
  • Esther 1:7–22Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty. By order of the king, no limit was placed on the drinking, and every…
  • Genesis 29:22So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
  • Revelation 19:9Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

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