Judges 14:9 
Context| NET © | He scooped it up with his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he returned 1 to his father and mother, he offered them some and they ate it. But he did not tell them he had scooped the honey out of the lion’s carcass. 2 |
| NIV © | which he scooped out with his hands and ate as he went along. When he rejoined his parents, he gave them some, and they too ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass. |
| NASB © | So he scraped the honey into his hands and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it; but he did not tell them that he had scraped the honey out of the body of the lion. |
| NLT © | He scooped some of the honey into his hands and ate it along the way. He also gave some to his father and mother, and they ate it. But he didn’t tell them he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion. |
| MSG © | He scooped it up in his hands and kept going, eating as he went. He rejoined his father and mother and gave some to them and they ate. But he didn't tell them that he had scooped out the honey from the lion's carcass. |
| BBE © | And he took the honey in his hand, and went on, tasting it on the way; and when he came to his father and mother he gave some to them; but did not say that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion. |
| NRSV © | He scraped it out into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion. |
| NKJV © | He took some of it in his hands and went along, eating. When he came to his father and mother, he gave some to them, and they also ate. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. |
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| NASB © | So he scraped <07287> the honey into his hands <03709> and went <01980> on, eating <0398> as he went <01980> . When he came <01980> to his father <01> and mother <0517> , he gave <05414> some to them and they ate <0398> it; but he did not tell <05046> them that he had scraped <07287> the honey <01706> out of the body <01472> of the lion .<0743> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | He scooped <07287> it up with his hands <03709> and ate <0398> it as he walked <01980> <01980> along. When he returned <01980> to <0413> his father <01> and mother <0517> , he offered <05414> them some and they ate <0398> it. But he did not <03808> tell <05046> them he had <03588> scooped <07287> the honey <01706> out of the lion’s <0738> carcass .<01472> |
| NET © | He scooped it up with his hands and ate it as he walked along. When he returned 1 to his father and mother, he offered them some and they ate it. But he did not tell them he had scooped the honey out of the lion’s carcass. 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “went.” Samson apparently went home to his parents before going to Timnah for the marriage. Seeing and tasting the honey appears to encourage Manoah to go with his son to Timnah. Perhaps both Samson and his father viewed the honey as a good omen of future blessing. Possibly Samson considered it a symbol of sexual pleasure or an aphrodisiac. Note the use of honey imagery in Song 4:11 and 5:1. 2 sn Touching the carcass of a dead animal undoubtedly violated Samson’s Nazirite status. See Num 6:6. |
