Hakim-hakim 14:16-17

14:16 So Samson’s bride cried on his shoulder ¹  and said, “You must ²  hate me; you do not love me! You told the young men ³  a riddle, but you have not told me the solution.” He said to her, “Look, I have not even told my father or mother. Do you really expect me to tell you?” ⁴  14:17 She cried on his shoulder ⁵  until the party was almost over. ⁶  Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. ⁷  Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. ⁸ 

Hakim-hakim 20:26

20:26 So all the Israelites, the whole army, ⁹  went up to ¹⁰  Bethel. ¹¹  They wept and sat there before the Lord; they did not eat anything ¹²  that day until evening. They offered up burnt sacrifices and tokens of peace ¹³  to the Lord.

[14:16]  ¹ tn Heb “on him.”

[14:16]  ² tn Heb “only”; or “simply.”

[14:16]  ³ tn Heb “the sons of my people.”

[14:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “Should I tell you?”

[14:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “on him.”

[14:17]  ⁶ 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.

[14:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “because she forced him.”

[14:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”

[20:26]  ⁹ tn Heb “and all the people.”

[20:26]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “went up and came [to].”

[20:26]  ¹¹ map For location see Map4 G4; Map5 C1; Map6 E3; Map7 D1; Map8 G3.

[20:26]  ¹² tn Traditionally, “fasted.”

[20:26]  ¹³ tn Or “peace offerings.”