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Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?&#8221 But Samson said to his father, &#8220Get her for me. She&#8217s the right one for me.&#8221 <a href="/nlt/judges/14.htm">New Living Translation</a> His father and mother objected. “Isn’t there even one woman in our tribe or among all the Israelites you could marry?” they asked. “Why must you go to the pagan Philistines to find a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me! She looks good to me.” <a href="/esv/judges/14.htm">English Standard Version</a> But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes.” <a href="/bsb/judges/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.” <a href="/kjv/judges/14.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/judges/14.htm">New King James Version</a> Then his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.” <a href="/nasb_/judges/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But his father and his mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” Yet Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, because she is right for me.” <a href="/nasb/judges/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then his father and his mother said to him, &#8220Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?&#8221 But Samson said to his father, &#8220Get her for me, for she looks good to me.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/judges/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then his father and his mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she looks good to me.” <a href="/lsb/judges/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> But his father and his mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Take her for me, for she is right in my eyes.” <a href="/amp/judges/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised (pagan) Philistines?” And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, because she looks pleasing to me.” <a href="/csb/judges/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> But his father and mother said to him, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines for a wife? ” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” <a href="/hcsb/judges/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> But his father and mother said to him, &#8220Can&#8217t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines for a wife?&#8221 But Samson told his father, &#8220Get her for me, because I want her.&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/judges/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> His parents answered, "There are a lot of women in our clan and even more in the rest of Israel. Those Philistines are pagans. Why would you want to marry one of their women?" "She looks good to me," Samson answered. "Get her for me!" <a href="/erv/judges/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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. <a href="/gwt/judges/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> His father and mother asked him, "Aren't there any women among our relatives or all our people? Do you have to marry a woman from those godless Philistines?" But Samson told his father, "Get her for me! She's the one I want!" <a href="/gnt/judges/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> But his father and mother asked him, "Why do you have to go to those heathen Philistines to get a wife? Can't you find someone in our own clan, among all our people?" But Samson told his father, "She is the one I want you to get for me. I like her." <a href="/isv/judges/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> His father and mother asked him, "Isn't there a woman suitable among the daughters of your relatives or among all of our people, since you're going to get your wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" But Samson retorted to his father, "Get her for me, since she looks fine to me." <a href="/msb/judges/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> But his father and mother replied, ?Can?t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?? But Samson told his father, ?Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.? <a href="/net/judges/14.htm">NET Bible</a> But his father and mother said to him, "Certainly you can find a wife among your relatives or among all our people! You should not have to go and get a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines." But Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, because she is the right one for me." <a href="/nheb/judges/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then his father and his mother said to him, "Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?" And Samson said to his father, "Get her for me, for she is right in my eyes." <a href="/wbt/judges/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there not 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 to his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. <a href="/web/judges/14.htm">World English Bible</a> Then his father and his mother said to him, “Isn’t there a woman among your brothers’ daughters, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines?” Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for she pleases me well.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And his father says to him—also his mother, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your brothers, and among all my people, that you are going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?” And Samson says to his father, “Take her for me, for she is right in my eyes.” <a href="/ylt/judges/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And his father saith to him -- also his mother, 'Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, a woman, that thou art going to take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?' and Samson saith unto his father, 'Take her for me, for she is right in mine eyes.' <a href="/slt/judges/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And his father will say to him, and his mother, Is there not among the daughters of thy brethren, and among all my people, a woman, that thou goest to take a woman from uncircumcised Philisteim? And Samson will say to his father, Take her to me, for she is straight in mine eyes.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And his father and mother said to him: Is there no woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou wilt take a wife of the Philistines, who are uncircumcised? And Samson said to his father: Take this woman for me, for she hath pleased my eyes. <a href="/cpdv/judges/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, so that you would be willing to take a wife from the Philistines, who are uncircumcised?” And Samson said to his father: “Take this woman to me. For she has pleased my eyes.” <a href="/nabre/judges/14.htm">New American Bible</a> His father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among your kinsfolk or among all your people, that you must go and take a woman from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson answered his father, “Get her for me, for she is the one I want.” <a href="/nrsvce/judges/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> But his father and mother said to him, “Is there not a woman among your kin, or among all our people, that you must go to take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, because she pleases me.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then his father and mother said to him, Is there not a woman here among the daughters of the kinsmen of your father, or among all your people, that you are going to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleased me well. <a href="/hpbt/judges/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And his father and his mother said to him: “Is not here in the house of your father and among all your people a woman, that you go to take a wife from the daughters of the uncircumcised Philistines?” And Samson said to his father: “Take her for me, because she is pleasing in my eyes”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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.' <a href="/sep/judges/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And his father and his mother said to him, Are there no daughters of thy brethren, and is there not a woman of all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Sampson said to his father, Take her for me, for she is right in my eyes. <a href="/parallel/judges/14-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AjzBiIYY2Dc?start=4221" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/judges/14.htm">Samson's Marriage</a> …2So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.” 3<a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">But his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: wə·’im·mōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">and mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ha·’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">“Can’t you find</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: biḇ·nō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fpc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">a young woman</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’a·ḥe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">among your relatives</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·ḇə·ḵāl (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">or among any</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am·mî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">of our people?</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">Must you</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: hō·w·lêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">go</a> <a href="/hebrew/6189.htm" title="6189: hā·‘ă·rê·lîm (Art:: Adj-mp) -- Having foreskin (uncircumcised). Rom arel; properly, exposed, i.e. Projecting loose; used only technically, uncircumcised.">to the uncircumcised</a> <a href="/hebrew/6430.htm" title="6430: mip·pə·liš·tîm (Prep-m:: N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of Philistia. Patrial from Plesheth; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth.">Philistines</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: lā·qa·ḥaṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">to get</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">a wife?”</a> <a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="8123: šim·šō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A deliverer of Isr. From shemesh; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite.">But Samson</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">told</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qaḥ- (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">“Get</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·w·ṯāh (DirObjM:: 3fs) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">her</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">for me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. ">she</a> <a href="/hebrew/3474.htm" title="3474: yā·šə·rāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be smooth, straight, or right. A primitive root; to be straight or even; figuratively, to be right, pleasant, prosperous.">is pleasing</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ḇə·‘ê·nāy (Prep-b:: N-cdc:: 1cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">to my eyes.”</a> 4(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a> Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons, / because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you. <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14-17</a> Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness? / What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever? / What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.” ... <a href="/genesis/24-3.htm">Genesis 24:3-4</a> and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling, / but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.” <a href="/nehemiah/13-25.htm">Nehemiah 13:25-27</a> I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves! / Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin. / Must we now hear that you too are doing all this terrible evil and acting unfaithfully against our God by marrying foreign women?” <a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-2</a> King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. <a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15-16</a> Do not make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat their sacrifices. / And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same. <a href="/joshua/23-12.htm">Joshua 23:12-13</a> For if you turn away and cling to the rest of these nations that remain among you, and if you intermarry and associate with them, / know for sure that the LORD your God will no longer drive out these nations before you. Instead, they will become for you a snare and a trap, a scourge in your sides and thorns in your eyes, until you perish from this good land that the LORD your God has given you. <a href="/1_corinthians/7-39.htm">1 Corinthians 7:39</a> A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord. <a href="/ezra/9-12.htm">Ezra 9:12</a> Now, therefore, do not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters for your sons. Never seek their peace or prosperity, so that you may be strong and may eat the good things of the land, leaving it as an inheritance to your sons forever.’ <a href="/genesis/26-34.htm">Genesis 26:34-35</a> When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite. / And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-33.htm">1 Corinthians 15:33</a> Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” <a href="/malachi/2-11.htm">Malachi 2:11</a> Judah has broken faith; an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. For Judah has profaned the LORD’s beloved sanctuary by marrying the daughter of a foreign god. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-2.htm">2 Corinthians 11:2-3</a> I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. For I promised you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. / I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. <a href="/genesis/28-1.htm">Genesis 28:1-2</a> So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded. / “Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother. <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">1 Peter 2:9-10</a> But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. / Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then his father and his mother said to him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you go to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said to his father, Get her for me; for she pleases me well.thy brethren<a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Genesis 13:8</a> And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.<a href="/genesis/21-3.htm">Genesis 21:3,4,27</a> And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac… uncircumcised<a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18</a> 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 shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?<a href="/genesis/34-14.htm">Genesis 34:14</a> And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:<a href="/exodus/34-12.htm">Exodus 34:12-16</a> 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 thee: … she pleaseth me well.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/14-2.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/14-2.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/judges/14-2.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-16.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-16.htm">Pleaseth</a> <a href="/judges/9-41.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/judges/14-1.htm">Samson</a> <a href="/joshua/5-7.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/judges/14-2.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/21-7.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Philistines</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-20.htm">Pleases</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-6.htm">Pleaseth</a> <a href="/ruth/2-20.htm">Relatives</a> <a href="/judges/14-5.htm">Samson</a> <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Uncircumcised</a> <a href="/judges/14-15.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 14</div>1. <a href="/judges/14-1.htm">Samson desires a wife of the Philistines.</a> 6. <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">In his journey he kills a lion</a> 8. <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">In a second journey he finds honey in the carcass</a> 10. <a href="/judges/14-10.htm">Samson's marriage feast</a> 12. <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">His riddle by his wife is made known</a> 19. <a href="/judges/14-19.htm">He strikes down thirty Philistines</a> 20. <a href="/judges/14-20.htm">His wife is married to another.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/judges/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/judges/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>But his father and mother replied, In the context of ancient Israel, parental involvement in marriage decisions was customary. Parents often arranged marriages to ensure alliances and maintain cultural and religious integrity. This reflects the patriarchal structure of society where family heads had significant influence over such decisions.“Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? This question highlights the importance of marrying within one's own community, a practice rooted in the desire to preserve religious and cultural identity. The Israelites were instructed to avoid intermarriage with surrounding nations to prevent idolatry and cultural assimilation (<a href="/deuteronomy/7-3.htm">Deuteronomy 7:3-4</a>). This reflects a broader biblical theme of separation from pagan practices.Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” The term "uncircumcised" is significant, as circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>). The Philistines, as uncircumcised, were outside this covenant, representing a spiritual and cultural threat. The Philistines were a dominant force in the region, often in conflict with Israel, and their practices were contrary to Israelite law and worship.But Samson told his father, Samson's insistence on his choice reflects a personal desire that overrides traditional and parental guidance. This moment foreshadows his later actions, where personal desires often lead to conflict and trouble, illustrating a recurring theme of individual will versus divine command.“Get her for me, This command underscores Samson's determination and impulsive nature. It also reflects the patriarchal society where men had the authority to make such demands. Samson's insistence on marrying a Philistine woman sets the stage for future conflicts and highlights his role as a judge who often acted independently of Israelite norms.for she is pleasing to my eyes.” This phrase indicates a focus on physical attraction rather than spiritual or cultural compatibility. It echoes the biblical theme of sight leading to temptation and sin, as seen in <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6</a> with Eve and the forbidden fruit. Samson's choice based on sight rather than faithfulness to God's commands foreshadows his eventual downfall, serving as a cautionary tale about the dangers of prioritizing personal desires over divine will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samson.htm">Samson</a> A judge of Israel known for his supernatural strength, given by God, and his Nazirite vow. His life is marked by personal weaknesses and impulsive decisions. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samson's_parents.htm">Samson's Parents</a> Manoah and his wife, who were devout Israelites. They were concerned about Samson's choice of a Philistine woman, reflecting their desire for him to adhere to Israelite customs and God's laws. 3. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> A group of people who were enemies of Israel. They were uncircumcised, symbolizing their separation from the covenant community of Israel. 4. <a href="/topical/t/timnah.htm">Timnah</a> A Philistine town where Samson saw the woman he desired to marry, indicating a place of cultural and spiritual conflict. 5. <a href="/topical/m/marriage.htm">Marriage</a> The event in question, highlighting the tension between cultural practices and divine commandments.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_impulsivity.htm">The Danger of Impulsivity</a> Samson's decision was based on physical attraction rather than spiritual discernment. Believers are encouraged to seek God's wisdom rather than relying solely on personal desires. <a href="/topical/c/cultural_vs._spiritual_values.htm">Cultural vs. Spiritual Values</a> Samson's choice highlights the tension between cultural practices and spiritual convictions. Christians are called to prioritize their faith over societal norms. <a href="/topical/p/parental_guidance_and_wisdom.htm">Parental Guidance and Wisdom</a> Samson's parents attempted to guide him according to God's laws. This underscores the importance of heeding godly counsel and the role of parents in spiritual formation. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> Samson's actions foreshadow the troubles that arise from disobedience to God's commands. Believers are reminded of the importance of obedience and the potential consequences of straying from God's path.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 14</a> <a href="/q/how_does_samson's_marriage_align_with_deut._7.htm">How does Samson’s marriage to a Philistine (Judges 14:1–3) align with the prohibition on intermarriage in Deuteronomy 7:3–4?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_philistines_in_genesis_contradict_history.htm">Why does the existence of Philistines in Genesis contradict the historical record, as they arrived centuries later?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_samson_catch_300_foxes_safely.htm">In Judges 15:4, how could Samson realistically capture 300 foxes and tie torches to their tails without them escaping or injuring him?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_for_judges_14_10-12_customs.htm">Is there any archaeological evidence supporting the wedding feast customs described in Judges 14:10-12?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) Of the uncircumcised Philistines.--This on the lips of Israelites was a term of peculiar hatred (<a href="/1_samuel/17-36.htm" title="Your servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.">1Samuel 17:36</a>). How repugnant such a marriage would be in the eyes of Manoah and his wife we may see from the story of Simeon, Levi, and the Shechemites (Gen. xxxiv).She pleaseth me well.--Literally, she is right in my eyes (<a href="/judges/14-7.htm" title="And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.">Judges 14:7</a>; <a href="/1_kings/9-12.htm" title="And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.">1Kings 9:12</a>).<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - Uncircumcised. Cf. <a href="/genesis/34-14.htm">Genesis 34:14</a>. A term of reproach here added to deter Samson from the marriage. It is particularly applied to the Philistines (see <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">Judges 15:18</a>; - <a href="/1_samuel/17-26.htm">1 Samuel 17:26, 36</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/18-29.htm">1 Samuel 18:29</a>; <a href="/1_samuel/31-4.htm">1 Samuel 31:4</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/1-20.htm">2 Samuel 1:20</a>, etc.). <a href="/commentaries/judges/14-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>But his father אָבִ֣יו (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father and mother וְאִמּ֗וֹ (wə·’im·mōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> A mother, ) replied, וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “Can you not הַאֵין֩ (ha·’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle find a young woman בִּבְנ֨וֹת (biḇ·nō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> A daughter among your relatives אַחֶ֤יךָ (’a·ḥe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> A brother, ) or any וּבְכָל־ (ū·ḇə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every of our people? עַמִּי֙ (‘am·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock Must you אַתָּ֤ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you go הוֹלֵךְ֙ (hō·w·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk to the uncircumcised הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים (hā·‘ă·rê·lîm) Article | Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6189.htm">Strong's 6189: </a> Having foreskin (uncircumcised) Philistines מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (mip·pə·liš·tîm) Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6430.htm">Strong's 6430: </a> Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia to get לָקַ֣חַת (lā·qa·ḥaṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take a wife?” אִשָּׁ֔ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female But Samson שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן (šim·šō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8123.htm">Strong's 8123: </a> Samson -- a deliverer of Israel told וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say his father, אָבִיו֙ (’ā·ḇîw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father “Get קַֽח־ (qaḥ-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take her אוֹתָ֣הּ (’ō·w·ṯāh) Direct object marker | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case for me, לִ֔י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> 0 for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction she הִ֖יא (hî) Pronoun - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are is pleasing יָשְׁרָ֥ה (yā·šə·rāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3474.htm">Strong's 3474: </a> To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous to my eyes.” בְעֵינָֽי׃ (ḇə·‘ê·nāy) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> An eye, a fountain <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/14-3.htm">Judges 14:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/14-3.htm">OT History: Judges 14:3 Then his father and his mother said (Jd Judg. 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