Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
King James Version
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Holman Bible
Samson went down to Timnah
International Standard Version
A while later, Samson went down to Timnah and observed a woman in Timnah who was of Philistine origin.
A Conservative Version
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
American Standard Version
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Amplified
Samson went down to Timnah and at Timnah he saw a woman, one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Bible in Basic English
Now Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah, of the daughters of the Philistines;
Darby Translation
Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines.
Julia Smith Translation
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath from the daughters of Philisteim.
King James 2000
And Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Samson went down to Timnah, and he saw a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines.
Modern King James verseion
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines,
NET Bible
Samson went down to Timnah, where a Philistine girl caught his eye.
New Heart English Bible
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
The Emphasized Bible
And Samson went down to Timnath, - and saw a woman in Timnath, of the daughters of the Philistines.
Webster
And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines.
World English Bible
Samson went down to Timnah, and saw a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Samson goeth down to Timnath, and seeth a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines,
Themes
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Samson » A life of contrasts » Yet tampering with evil associations
Samson » Desires a philistine woman for his wife; kills a lion
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Judges 14:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Samson Marries
1 Then Samson went down to Timnah and saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 Then he came up and told his father and mother, "I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my wife."
Cross References
Genesis 38:12-13
In the course of time the wife of Judah, Shua's daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.
Joshua 15:10
And the boundary circles west of Baalah to Mount Seir, passes along to the northern shoulder of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), and goes down to Beth-shemesh and passes along by Timnah.
Joshua 19:43
Elon, Timnah, Ekron,
Genesis 6:2
the sons of God saw that the daughters of man were attractive. And they took as their wives any they chose.
Genesis 34:1-2
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the women of the land.
2 Samuel 11:2
It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was walking on the roof of the king's house, that he saw from the roof a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.
Job 31:1
"I have made a covenant with my eyes; how then could I gaze at a virgin?
Psalm 119:37
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world.