Judges 14:7
Strong's Lexicon
Then [Samson] continued on his way down
וַיֵּ֖רֶד (way·yê·reḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come down 1a2) to sink 1a3) to be prostrated 1a4) to come down (of revelation) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to bring down 1b2) to send down 1b3) to take down 1b4) to lay prostrate 1b5) to let down 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought down 1c2) to be taken down

and spoke
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (way·ḏab·bêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1696: 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing 1a) (Qal) to speak 1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to speak 1c2) to promise 1d) (Pual) to be spoken 1e) (Hithpael) to speak 1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight

to the woman,
לָאִשָּׁ֑ה (lā·’iš·šāh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 802: 1) woman, wife, female 1a) woman (opposite of man) 1b) wife (woman married to a man) 1c) female (of animals) 1d) each, every (pronoun)

because [he]
שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃ (šim·šō·wn)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8123: Samson = 'like the sun' 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years

wanted
וַתִּישַׁ֖ר (wat·tî·šar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3474: 1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go straight 1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.) 1a3) to be straightforward, be upright 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight 1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along 1b3) to esteem right, approve 1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out 1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight

her.
בְּעֵינֵ֥י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's Hebrew 5869: 1) eye 1a) eye 1a1) of physical eye 1a2) as showing mental qualities 1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.

Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he went and spoke to the woman, because Samson wanted her.

New American Standard Bible
So he went down and talked to the woman; and she looked good to Samson.

King James Bible
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Then he went down and talked with the woman, and he liked her.

New Living Translation
When Samson arrived in Timnah, he talked with the woman and was very pleased with her.

English Standard Version
Then he went down and talked with the woman, and she was right in Samson’s eyes.

New American Standard Bible
So he went down and talked to the woman; and she looked good to Samson.

King James Bible
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he went and spoke to the woman, because Samson wanted her.

International Standard Version
Then he went down and talked to the woman, and she looked fine to Samson.

NET Bible
Samson continued on down to Timnah and spoke to the girl. In his opinion, she was just the right one.

American Standard Version
And he went down, and talked with the woman, and she pleased Samson well.

English Revised Version
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.

Young's Literal Translation
And he goeth down and speaketh to the woman, and she is right in the eyes of Samson;
















Cross References
Judges 14:6
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.

Judges 14:8
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.

Judges 1:1
Now after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the LORD, saying, Who shall go up for us against the Canaanites first, to fight against them?

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.

Judges 14:4
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.

Judges 14:9
And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

Judges 14:10
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
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