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 And he came up and told his father and his mother, saying, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore get her for me to wife.
Cross References
Genesis 38:12-13
And many days passed and Judah's wife, the daughter of Shuah, died; and Judah was comforted and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah, the Adullamite.
Joshua 15:10
After this, the border turns from Baalah westward unto Mount Seir and passes to the side of Mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and descends to Bethshemesh and passes on to Timnah.
Joshua 19:43
Elon, Thimnathah, Ekron,
Genesis 6:2
that the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were fair, and they took for themselves wives of all whom they chose.
Genesis 34:1-2
And Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she gave birth unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.
2 Samuel 11:2
And it came to pass one evening, that David arose from off his bed and walked upon the roof of the king's house, and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself, and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.
Job 31:1
I made a covenant with my eyes; why then should I look upon a maid?
Psalm 119:37
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity, and cause me to live in thy way.
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.