Judges 14:3

Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
father	אָבִ֣יו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
mother	וְאִמּ֗וֹ ve.'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · conjunction + noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
never	הַאֵין֩ ha.'Ein	H369	a non-entity · interrogative particle + noun, common masculine singular construct
woman	אִשָּׁ֔ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
daughters	בִּבְנ֨וֹת biv.Not	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct
brethren	אַחֶ֤יךָ 'a.Chei.kha	H251	a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relation… · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
people	עַמִּי֙ 'a.Mi	H5971	a people (as a congregated unit) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
goest	הוֹלֵךְ֙ ho.leKh	H1980	to walk (in a great variety of applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
take	לָקַ֣חַת la.Ka.chat	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
wife	אִשָּׁ֔ה 'i.Shah	H802	a woman · noun, common feminine singular absolute
uncircumcised	הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים ha.'a.re.Lim	H6189	uncircumcised (i.e. still having the prepuce uncurtaile… · definite article + adjective, masculine plural absolute
Philistines	מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים mi.pe.lish.Tim	H6430	a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth · preposition + noun, gentilic masculine plural absolute
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן shim.Shon	H8123	Shimshon · proper noun, a man's name
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
father	אָבִיו֙ 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
Get	קַֽח kach-	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine singular
well	יָשְׁרָ֥ה ya.she.Rah	H3474	to be straight or even · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 7:2-3 And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with…
Judges 15:18 And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shal…
1 Samuel 17:36 Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the armies of…
Exodus 34:12-16 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare in the midst of…
1 Samuel 14:6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that t…
1 Samuel 17:26 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproa…
1 Samuel 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through,…
2 Samuel 1:20 Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the unci…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:1-9

Here, I. Samson, under the extraordinary guidance of Providence, seeks an occasion of quarrelling with the Philistines, by joining in affinity with them - a strange method, but the truth is Samson was himself a riddle, a paradox of a man, did that which was really great and good, by that which was seemingly weak and evil, because he was designed not to be a pattern to us (who must walk by rule, not by example), but a type of him who, though he knew no sin, was made sin for us, and appeared in the likeness of sinful flesh, that he might condemn and destroy sin in the flesh, Rom 8:3. 1. As the negotiation of Samson's marriage was a common case, we may observe, (1.) That is was weakly and fooli…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:3

Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren--that is, "of thine own tribe"--a Danite woman. Samson said . . . Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well--literally, "she is right in mine eyes"; not by her beautiful countenance or handsome figure, but right or fit for his purpose. And this throws light on the historian's remark in reference to the resistance of his parents: they "knew not that it was of the Lord, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines"--rather, "from the Philistines"--originating on their side. The Lord, by a course of retributive proceedings, was about to destroy the Philistine power, and the means which He meant to employ was not the forces of a n…

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John Gill on Judges 14:3

Then his father and his mother said unto him,.... What he might expect, and doubtless did expect: is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? none in their own family, nor in the tribe of Dan, nor among the whole nation of Israel, but must go among the uncircumcised Philistines; for though they were not of the seven nations of the Canaanites, with whom marriage was forbidden, yet they not only dwelt where they did, and where the Israelites should, but were idolaters and impure persons, and therefore affinity should not be contracted with them, as being of a dangerous consequence, which m…

Dictionary and topics

Circumcision — Cutting around. This rite, practised before, as some think, by divers races, was appointed by God to be the special badge of his chosen people, an abiding sign of their consecration to him. It was…
Samson — Of the sun, the son of Manoah, born at Zorah. The narrative of his life is given in Judg. 13-16. He was a “Nazarite unto God” from his birth, the first Nazarite mentioned in Scripture (Judg. 13:3-5;…
Timnath — Gen. 38:12, 14. (1.) Heb. Timnathah, which is appropriately rendered in the Revised Version, Timnah, a town in Judah. (2.) The town where Samson sojourned, probably identical with “Timnah” (1) (Judg.…
Circumcision · The Jews: Held it unlawful to intermarry with those not of the — The Jews: Held it unlawful to intermarry with those not of the
Marriage · Should be with consent of parents — Should be with consent of parents
Samson · General references — General references

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:3

John Gill on Judges 14:3

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Judges 14:1-9

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Judges 14:3

John Gill on Judges 14:3

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Judges 14:3-4