Judges 14:2
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
Judges 14:2 in other translations
| BSB | So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” |
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| WEB | He came up, and told his father and his mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.” |
| ASV | And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. |
| YLT | and cometh up and declareth to his father, and to his mother, and saith, ‘A woman I have seen in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines; and now, take her for me for a wife.' |
| DARBY | And he went up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnathah of the daughters of the Philistines; and now take her for me as wife. |
| BBE | And when he came back he said to his father and mother, I have seen a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines: get her now for me for my wife. |
| Webster | And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me for a wife. |
What does Judges 14:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:1-2
Jud 14:1-5. Samson Desires a Wife of the Philistines. 1-2. Timnath--now Tibna, about three miles from Zorah, his birthplace. saw a woman ... of the Philistines; and told his father and his mother, and said, ... get her for me to wife--In the East parents did, and do in many cases still, negotiate the marriage alliances for their sons. During their period of ascendency, the Philistine invaders had settled in the…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 14:1-4
As far as Samson's marriage was a common case, it was weak and foolish of him to set his affections upon a daughter of the Philistines. Shall one, not only an Israelite, but a Nazarite, devoted to the Lord, covet to become one with a worshipper of Dagon? It does not appear that he had any reason to think her wise or virtuous, or any way likely to be a help meet for him; but he saw something in her agreeable to his…
Judges 14:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 14:2
- Genesis 34:4
And Shechem spake unto his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.
- Genesis 24:2-3
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:
- Genesis 21:21
And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 38:6
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar.
- 2 Kings 14:9
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
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Context
- Judges 14:1
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
- Judges 14:2
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
- Judges 14:3
Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.
Judges 14:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y subió, y declarólo á su padre y á su madre, diciendo: Yo he visto en Timnah una mujer de las hijas de los Filisteos: ruégoos que me la toméis por mujer. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il remonta et le raconta à son père et à sa mère, et dit: J’ai vu à Thimna une femme d’entre les filles des Philistins; et maintenant, prenez-la-moi pour femme. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er ging hinauf und berichtete es seinem Vater und seiner Mutter und sprach: Ich habe in Timna ein Weib gesehen von den Töchtern der Philister; und nun nehmet sie mir zum Weibe. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ascendit, et nuntiavit patri suo et matri suæ, dicens: Vidi mulierem in Thamnatha de filiabus Philisthinorum: quam quæso ut mihi accipiatis uxorem. |