Judges 14:18
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And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
In other translations
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559לוֹloto <the> himאַנְשֵׁי'anshei[the] men ofH582הָעִירha'irthe cityH5892בַּיּוֹםbaiyomon the dayH3117הַשְּׁבִיעִיhashevi'i<the> seventhH7637בְּטֶרֶםbeterem<in> beforeH2962יָבֹאyavo'it wentH935הַחַרְסָהhacharsahthe sun <towards>H2775מַה־mah-what?H4100מָּתוֹקmatok[is] sweetH4966מִדְּבַשׁmidevashmore than honeyH1706וּמֶהumehand what?H4100עַז'az[is] strongH5794מֵאֲרִיme'arimore than a lionH738וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לָהֶםlahemto <the> themלוּלֵאlule'if notH3884חֲרַשְׁתֶּםcharashtemyou had plowedH2790בְּעֶגְלָתִיbe'eglatiwith heifer myH5697לֹאlo'notH3808מְצָאתֶםmetzatemyou found outH4672חִידָתִי׃chidatiriddle myH2420
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