KJV King James Version
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
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Judges 14:5
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
WEB World English Bible
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and behold, a young lion roared against him.
ASV American Standard Version
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnah, and came to the vineyards of Timnah: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Samson goeth down—also his father and his mother, to Timnath, and they come unto the vineyards of Timnath, and lo, a lion’s whelp roareth at meeting him,
Surrounding context — 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.
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.
4 But his father and his mother knew not that it [was] of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
5 Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him.
6 And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and [he had] nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
7 And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
8 And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, [there was] a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.
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וַיֵּ֧רֶדH3381 · ya.radto go downשִׁמְשׁ֛וֹןH8123 · shim.shonSamsonוְאָבִ֥יוH1 · avfatherוְאִמּ֖וֹH517 · emmotherתִּמְנָ֑תָהH8553 · tim.nahTimnahוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙H935 · boto come (in): comeעַד־H5704 · adtillכַּרְמֵ֣יH3754 · ke.remvineyardתִמְנָ֔תָהH8553 · tim.nahTimnahוְהִנֵּה֙H2009 · hin.nehbeholdכְּפִ֣ירH3715 · ke.phirlionאֲרָי֔וֹתH738 · a.rilionשֹׁאֵ֖גH7580 · sha.agto roarלִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃H7122 · qa.rato encounter: meet
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