Judges 14:17
ContextNETBible | She cried on his shoulder 1 until the party was almost over. 2 Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. 3 Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. 4 |
XREF | Ge 3:6; Jud 16:6,13,16; Job 2:9; Pr 2:16,17; Pr 7:21; Lu 11:8; Lu 18:4,5 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “on him.” 2 tn Heb “the seven days [during] which they held the party.” This does not mean she cried for the entire seven days; v. 15 indicates otherwise. She cried for the remainder of the seven day period, beginning on the fourth day. 3 tn Heb “because she forced him.” 4 tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.” |