And Samson went down unto Timnath, and he saw a woman in Timnath from the daughters of the Philistines.
And he ascended, and reported his father and his mother. And he said, a woman in Timnath from the daughters of the Philistines. And now take her to me for wife!
And said and his mother, Is it that there is not of that you should go to take a wife from the Philistines And Samson said to his father, Take this one for me! for she pleases in my eyes.
And his father and his mother did not know that from that recompense of the Philistines. And in that time the Philistines dominated the sons of Israel.
And Samson went down, and his father and his mother unto Timnath. And he came to the vineyards of Timnath. And behold, a cub of a lion in meeting him.
And straightened and he tore it apart as a kid of the goats, and nothing was in his hand. And he did not report his father and his mother what he did.
And they went down and spoke to the woman, and she was pleasing before Samson.
And he returned after to take her, and he turned aside to behold the carcass of the lion. And behold, a swarm as of an apiary of bees the mouth of the lion, and honey.
And he took of it into his mouth, and went forth going and eating. And he went to his father and to his mother, and he gave to them, and they ate, and he did not announce to them that from
And went down to the woman, and prepared a banquet days; for thus did
And it came to pass in their fearing him, that they posted in front to him thirty companions, and they were with him.
And said I will propound indeed to you a riddle, and if by reporting you should report it to me in the seven days of the banquet, and you should find the solution, I will give to you thirty pieces of fine linen, and thirty robes of clothes.
And if you should not be able to report the solution to me, then you shall give to me yourselves thirty pieces of fine linen, and thirty robes of clothes. And they said to him, Propound your riddle, and we shall hear it!
And he said to them, From the one eating came forth food, and from came forth sweetness. And they were not able to explain the riddle for three days.
And it came to pass in the day and they spoke to the wife of Samson, saying, Deceive indeed your husband! and let him explain to you the riddle, lest at any time we should burn you and the house of your father by fire; or to make us poor
And wept to him, and said to him, You detest me, and do not love me, because the riddle which you propounded to the sons of my people, you did not explain even it to me. And said Behold, to my father and my mother I did not report it, and should I report to you?
And she wept upon him for the seven days in which was And it came to pass on the day he explained to her, for she troubled him. And she reported to the sons of her people.
And said on the day before going down What is sweeter than honey, and what a lion? And said Unless you plowed by my heifer, you would not have found my riddle.
And straightened and he went down unto Ashkelon, and smote from there thirty men, and took their robes, and gave them to the ones explaining the riddle. And was enraged and he ascended into the house of his father.
And lived with his groomsman who was his companion.