Judges 14:17 “She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh…”

Judges 14:17

She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

American Standard Version

And 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 pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Samsons wife wept before him seuen dayes, while their feast lasted: and when the seuenth day came he tolde her, because she was importunate vpon him: so she told the riddle to the children of her people.

Darby Translation

And she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people.

Young's Literal Translation

And she weepeth for it the seven days [in] which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth [it] to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people.

Bible in Basic English

And all the seven days of the feast she went on weeping over him; and on the seventh day he gave her the answer, because she gave him no peace; and she sent word of it to the children of her people.

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Cross references

“she lay”

Judges 16:16 Judges 16:6 Judges 16:13 Genesis 3:6 Job 2:9 Proverbs 7:21

Judges 16:16 · BSB

Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death,

Judges 16:6 · BSB

So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”

Judges 16:13 · BSB

Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will…

Genesis 3:6 · BSB

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate i…

Job 2:9 · BSB

Then Job’s wife said to him, “Do you still retain your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Proverbs 7:21 · BSB

With her great persuasion she entices him; with her flattering lips she lures him.

“and she told”

Proverbs 2:16 Proverbs 2:17

Proverbs 2:16 · BSB

It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words

Proverbs 2:17 · BSB

who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

16Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

18Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”

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