Judges 14:12
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And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
In other translations
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto <the> themשִׁמְשׁוֹןshimshonSamsonH8123אָחוּדָה־'achudah-let me ask a riddleH2330נָּאna'pleaseH4994לָכֶםlakhemto youחִידָהchidaha riddleH2420אִם־'im-<if>H518הַגֵּדhagedcertainly [if] <to tell>H5046תַּגִּידוּtagiduyou will tellH5046אוֹתָהּ'otah<obj.> itH853לִיlito <the> meשִׁבְעַתshiv'at[the] sevenH7651יְמֵיyemei[the] days ofH3117הַמִּשְׁתֶּהhamishtehthe feastH4960וּמְצָאתֶםumetzatemand you will find [it] outH4672וְנָתַתִּיvenatatiand I will giveH5414לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youשְׁלֹשִׁיםsheloshimthirtyH7970סְדִינִיםsedinimlinen garmentsH5466וּשְׁלֹשִׁיםusheloshimand thirtyH7970חֲלִפֹתchalifotchanges ofH2487בְּגָדִים׃begadimgarmentsH899
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Related verses
- 1 Kings 10:1And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to prove him with hard questions.Now when the queen of Sheba heard about the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to test him with difficult questions.
- Genesis 45:22To all of them he gave each man changes of raiment; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver, and five changes of raiment.He gave new garments to each of them, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred shekels of silver and five sets of clothes.
- Ezekiel 17:2Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;“Son of man, pose a riddle; speak a parable to the house of Israel
- 2 Kings 5:5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.“Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.
- 2 Kings 5:22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.“Everything is all right,” Gehazi replied. “My master has sent me to say, ‘I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’”
- Proverbs 1:6To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- John 16:29His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb.His disciples said, “See, now You are speaking plainly and without figures of speech.
- Matthew 13:34All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them:Jesus spoke all these things to the crowds in parables. He did not tell them anything without using a parable.
- James 5:2Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
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