Judges 14:6
14:6 The Lord’s spirit empowered 1 him and he tore the lion 2 in two with his bare hands 3 as easily as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
Judges 16:9
16:9 They hid 4 in the bedroom and then she said to him, “The Philistines are here, 5 Samson!” He snapped the bowstrings as easily as a thread of yarn snaps when it is put close to fire. 6 The secret of his strength was not discovered. 7
1 tn Heb “rushed on.”
2 tn Heb “him” or “it”; the referent (the lion) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3 tn Heb “and there was nothing in his hand.”
4 tn Heb “And the ones lying in wait were sitting for her.” The grammatically singular form וְהָאֹרֵב (vÿha’orev) is collective here, referring to the rulers as a group (so also in v. 16).
5 tn Heb “are upon you.”
6 tn Heb “when it smells fire.”
7 tn Heb “His strength was not known.”