Judges 15:1
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
Judges 15:1 in other translations
| BSB | Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter. |
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| WEB | But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in. |
| ASV | But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. |
| YLT | And it cometh to pass, after some days, in the days of wheat-harvest, that Samson looketh after his wife, with a kid of the goats, and saith, ‘I go in unto my wife, to the inner chamber;' and her father hath not permitted him to go in, |
| DARBY | And it came to pass after a time, in the days of the wheat-harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid of the goats. And he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber; but her father would not suffer him to go in. |
| BBE | Now a short time after, at the time of the grain-cutting, Samson, taking with him a young goat, went to see his wife; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the bride's room. But her father would not let him go in. |
| Webster | But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat-harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. |
What does Judges 15:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Jud 15:1, 2. Samson Is Denied His Wife. 1. in the time of wheat harvest--that is, about the end of our April, or the beginning of our May. The shocks of grain were then gathered into heaps, and lying on the field or on the threshing-floors. It was the dry season, dry far beyond our experience, and the grain in a most combustible state. Samson visited his wife with a kid--It is usual for a visitor in the East to carry some present; in this case, it might be not only as a token of civility, but of reconciliation. he said--that is, to himself. It was his secret purpose. into the chamber--the female apartments or harem.
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
Samson, going to visit his wife, finds her bestowed on another, Jdg 15:1, Jdg 15:2. He is incensed, vows revenge, and burns the corn of the Philistines, Jdg 15:3-5. They burn Samson's wife and her father, Jdg 15:6. He is still incensed, makes a great slaughter among them, Jdg 15:7, Jdg 15:8. The Philistines gather together against Israel, and to appease them the men of Judah bind Samson, and deliver him into their hands, Jdg 15:9-13. The Spirit of the Lord comes upon him; he breaks his bonds, finds the jaw-bone of an ass, and therewith kills a thousand men, Jdg 15:14-16. He is sorely fatigued; and, being thirsty, God miraculously produces water from an opening of the ground in Lehi, and he is refreshed, Jdg 15:17-19. He judges Israel in the time of the Philistines twenty years, Jdg 15:20. Verse 1 Visited his wife with a kid - On her betraying him, he had, no doubt, left her in great disgust. After some time his affection appears to have returned; and, taking a kid, or perhaps a fawn, as a present, he goes to make reconciliation, and finds her given to his brideman; probably, the person to whom she betrayed his riddle.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Judges 15:1-8
Samson kills a thousand of the Philistines with a jaw-bone. (9-17)
- His distress from thirst. (18-20)
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Judges 15:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Judges 15:1
- Genesis 38:17
And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?
- Luke 15:29
And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:
- Genesis 29:21
And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.
- Genesis 6:4
There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Samson is denied his wife.
3 He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands.
6 His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines.
7 Samson smites them hip and thigh.
9 He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines.
14 He kills them with a jawbone.
18 God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi.
a kid.
Ge 38:17; Lu 15:29
I will go.
Ge 6:4; 29:21
3 He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands.
6 His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines.
7 Samson smites them hip and thigh.
9 He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines.
14 He kills them with a jawbone.
18 God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi.
a kid.
Ge 38:17; Lu 15:29
I will go.
Ge 6:4; 29:21
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Context
- Judges 15:1
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
- Judges 15:2
And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
Judges 15:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y ACONTECIÓ después de días, que en el tiempo de la siega del trigo, Samsón visitó á su mujer con un cabrito, diciendo: Entraré á mi mujer á la cámara. Mas el padre de ella no lo dejó entrar. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il arriva quelque temps après, pendant les jours de la moisson des froments, que Samson alla visiter sa femme, avec un chevreau; et il dit: Je veux entrer vers ma femme dans la chambre. Mais le père ne lui permit pas d’entrer. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und es geschah nach einiger Zeit, in den Tagen der Weizenernte, da besuchte Simson sein Weib mit einem Ziegenböcklein. Und er sprach: Ich will zu meinem Weibe ins Gemach gehen; aber ihr Vater gestattete ihm nicht hineinzugehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Post aliquantulum autem temporis, cum dies triticeæ messis instarent, venit Samson, invisere volens uxorem suam, et attulit ei hædum de capris. Cumque cubiculum ejus solito vellet intrare, prohibuit eum pater illius, dicens: |