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He said, &#8220I&#8217m going to my wife&#8217s room.&#8221 But her father would not let him go in. <a href="/nlt/judges/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a present to his wife. He said, “I’m going into my wife’s room to sleep with her,” but her father wouldn’t let him in. <a href="/esv/judges/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> After some days, at the time of wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife with a young goat. And he said, “I will go in to my wife in the chamber.” But her father would not allow him to go in. <a href="/bsb/judges/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter. <a href="/kjv/judges/15.htm">King James Bible</a> But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. <a href="/nkjv/judges/15.htm">New King James Version</a> After a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it happened that Samson visited his wife with a young goat. And he said, “Let me go in to my wife, into her room.” But her father would not permit him to go in. <a href="/nasb_/judges/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat, and said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father did not let him enter. <a href="/nasb/judges/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat, and said, &#8220I will go in to my wife in her room.&#8221 But her father did not let him enter. <a href="/nasb77/judges/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, it came about that Samson visited his wife with a young goat, and said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father did not let him enter. <a href="/lsb/judges/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now it happened that after a while, in the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat and said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father did not let him enter. <a href="/amp/judges/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife with a young goat [as a gift of reconciliation]; and he said, “I will go in to my wife in her room.” But her father would not allow him to go in. <a href="/csb/judges/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter. <a href="/hcsb/judges/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Later on, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and visited his wife. &#8220I want to go to my wife in her room,&#8221 he said. But her father would not let him enter.&#8221 <a href="/asv/judges/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. <a href="/cev/judges/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Later, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit the young woman he thought was still his wife. He brought along a young goat as a gift and said to her father, "I want to go into my wife's bedroom." "You can't do that," he replied. <a href="/erv/judges/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. <a href="/gwt/judges/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Later, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife. He took a young goat along for her. He said, "I'm going to sleep with my wife in her bedroom." But her father would not let him go in. <a href="/gnt/judges/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Some time later Samson went to visit his wife during the wheat harvest and took her a young goat. He told her father, "I want to go to my wife's room." But he wouldn't let him go in. <a href="/isv/judges/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> A while later during the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife, bringing along a young goat, and told his father-in-law, "I'm going into my wife's room." But her father wouldn't give permission for him to go. <a href="/msb/judges/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. ?I want to go to my wife in her room,? he said. But her father would not let him enter. <a href="/net/judges/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Sometime later, during the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat as a gift and went to visit his bride. He said to her father, "I want to have sex with my bride in her bedroom!" But her father would not let him enter. <a href="/nheb/judges/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a young goat; and he said, "I will go in to my wife into the room." But her father wouldn't allow him to go in. <a href="/wbt/judges/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat-harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. <a href="/web/judges/15.htm">World English Bible</a> But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/judges/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it comes to pass after [some] days, in the days of wheat-harvest, that Samson looks after his wife, with a kid of the goats, and says, “I go in to my wife, to the inner chamber”; and her father has not permitted him to go in, <a href="/ylt/judges/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it cometh to pass, after some days, in the days of wheat-harvest, that Samson looketh after his wife, with a kid of the goats, and saith, 'I go in unto my wife, to the inner chamber;' and her father hath not permitted him to go in, <a href="/slt/judges/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it will be after days in days of the wheat harvest, and Samson will look after his wife with a kid of the goats; and he will say, I will go to my wife to the chamber. And her father gave him not to go in.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/judges/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And a while after, when the days of the wheat harvest were at hand, Samson came, meaning to visit his wife, and he brought her a kid of the flock. And when he would have gone into her chamber as usual, her father would not suffer him, saying: <a href="/cpdv/judges/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Then, after some time, when the days of the wheat harvest were near, Samson arrived, intending to visit his wife, and he brought her a kid from the goats. And when he wanted to enter her bedroom, as usual, her father prohibited him, saying: <a href="/nabre/judges/15.htm">New American Bible</a> After some time, in the season of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife, bringing a young goat. But when he said, “Let me go into my wife’s room,” her father would not let him go in. <a href="/nrsvce/judges/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> After a while, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife, bringing along a kid. He said, “I want to go into my wife’s room.” But her father would not allow him to go in.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/judges/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> BUT it came to pass after a while, in the time of the wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a kid as a present; and he said, I will go in to my wife in the chamber. But her father would not let him go in. <a href="/hpbt/judges/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it was after the days in the time of harvest of wheat, Samson commemorated his wife with a kid of the goats, and he said: “I will go to my wife to the bedroom”, and her father did not allow him to enter<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/judges/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said: 'I will go in to my wife into the chamber.' But her father would not suffer him to go in. <a href="/sep/judges/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it came to pass after a time, in the days of wheat harvest, that Sampson visited his wife with a kid, and said, I will go in to my wife even into the chamber: but her father did not suffer him to go in. <a href="/parallel/judges/15-1.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=4449" 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/15.htm">Samson's Revenge</a> 1<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">Later on,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: mî·yā·mîm (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bî·mê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">at the time</a> <a href="/hebrew/2406.htm" title="2406: ḥiṭ·ṭîm (N-fp) -- Wheat. Of uncertain derivation; wheat, whether the grain or the plant.">of the wheat</a> <a href="/hebrew/7105.htm" title="7105: qə·ṣîr- (N-msc) -- From qatsar; severed, i.e. Harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb.">harvest,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8123.htm" title="8123: šim·šō·wn (N-proper-ms) -- A deliverer of Isr. From shemesh; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite.">Samson</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1423.htm" title="1423: biḡ·ḏî (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A kid (a young goat). From the same as gadah; a young goat.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/5795.htm" title="5795: ‘iz·zîm (N-fp) -- Female goat. From azaz; a she-goat, but masculine in plural.">a young goat</a> <a href="/hebrew/6485.htm" title="6485: way·yip̄·qōḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To attend to, visit, muster, appoint. A primitive root; to visit; by analogy, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit, etc.">and went to visit</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">his wife.</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ’ā·ḇō·’āh (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">“I want to go</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·tî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">my wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/2315.htm" title="2315: he·ḥā·ḏə·rāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A chamber, room. From chadar; an apartment.">in her room,”</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.">he said.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·hā (N-msc:: 3fs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">But her father</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯā·nōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">let him</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: lā·ḇō·w (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">enter.</a> 2“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”…<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="/judges/14-19.htm">Judges 14:19-20</a> Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house, / and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him. <a href="/judges/16-1.htm">Judges 16:1-3</a> One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her. / When the Gazites heard that Samson was there, they surrounded that place and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate. They were quiet throughout the night, saying, “Let us wait until dawn; then we will kill him.” / But Samson lay there only until midnight, when he got up, took hold of the doors of the city gate and both gateposts, and pulled them out, bar and all. Then he put them on his shoulders and took them to the top of the mountain overlooking Hebron. <a href="/judges/14-15.htm">Judges 14:15-18</a> So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?” / Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?” / She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people. ... <a href="/judges/16-4.htm">Judges 16:4-5</a> Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. / The lords of the Philistines went to her and said, “Entice him and find out the source of his great strength and how we can overpower him to tie him up and subdue him. Then each one of us will give you eleven hundred shekels of silver.” <a href="/judges/14-1.htm">Judges 14:1-3</a> One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. / So 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.” / 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="/judges/16-6.htm">Judges 16:6-9</a> So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.” / Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.” / So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them. ... <a href="/judges/14-10.htm">Judges 14:10-11</a> Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom. / And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him. <a href="/judges/16-10.htm">Judges 16:10-12</a> Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me! Now please tell me how you can be tied up.” / He replied, “If they tie me up with new ropes that have never been used, I will become as weak as any other man.” / So Delilah took new ropes, tied him up with them, and called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But while the men were hidden in her room, he snapped the ropes off his arms like they were threads. <a href="/judges/14-4.htm">Judges 14:4</a> (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.) <a href="/judges/16-13.htm">Judges 16:13-14</a> Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.” He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.” / So while he slept, Delilah took the seven braids of his hair and wove them into the web. Then she tightened it with a pin and called to him, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin with the loom and the web. <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Judges 14:6</a> and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done. <a href="/judges/16-15.htm">Judges 16:15-17</a> “How can you say, ‘I love you,’” she asked, “when your heart is not with me? This is the third time you have mocked me and failed to reveal to me the source of your great strength!” / Finally, after she had pressed him daily with her words and pleaded until he was sick to death, / Samson told her all that was in his heart: “My hair has never been cut, because I have been a Nazirite to God from my mother’s womb. If I am shaved, my strength will leave me, and I will become as weak as any other man.” <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Judges 14:8-9</a> When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey. / So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned 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 lion’s carcass. <a href="/judges/16-18.htm">Judges 16:18-20</a> When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.” Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands. / And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him, and his strength left him. / Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him. <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Judges 14:12-14</a> “Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes. / But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.” / So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.a kid<a href="/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17</a> And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?<a href="/luke/15-29.htm">Luke 15:29</a> And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:I will go<a href="/genesis/6-4.htm">Genesis 6:4</a> There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.<a href="/genesis/29-21.htm">Genesis 29:21</a> And Jacob said unto Laban, Give me my wife, for my days are fulfilled, that I may go in unto her.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/3-28.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Bride's</a> <a href="/judges/9-46.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/judges/11-18.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/judges/8-2.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/judges/4-19.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/judges/14-6.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/judges/11-4.htm">Later</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-14.htm">Permitted</a> <a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Room</a> <a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Samson</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-18.htm">Short</a> <a href="/judges/1-34.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Time</a> <a href="/leviticus/18-25.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/judges/6-11.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/exodus/34-22.htm">Wheat-Harvest</a> <a href="/judges/14-20.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/judges/14-12.htm">Within</a> <a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Wouldn't</a> <a href="/judges/14-10.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/judges/14-18.htm">Bride's</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Chamber</a> <a href="/judges/18-9.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/ruth/1-22.htm">Harvest</a> <a href="/judges/17-9.htm">I'm</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-20.htm">Kid</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-38.htm">Later</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-2.htm">Permitted</a> <a href="/judges/16-9.htm">Room</a> <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">Samson</a> <a href="/ruth/2-7.htm">Short</a> <a href="/judges/16-26.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">Time</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-18.htm">Visit</a> <a href="/ruth/1-6.htm">Visited</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Wheat</a> <a href="/ruth/2-23.htm">Wheat-Harvest</a> <a href="/judges/15-6.htm">Wife</a> <a href="/judges/17-7.htm">Within</a> <a href="/judges/19-10.htm">Wouldn't</a> <a href="/judges/15-2.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Judges 15</div>1. <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">Samson is denied his wife</a> 3. <a href="/judges/15-3.htm">He burns the Philistines' corn with foxes and firebrands</a> 6. <a href="/judges/15-6.htm">His wife and her father are burnt by the Philistines</a> 8. <a href="/judges/15-8.htm">Samson smites them hip and thigh</a> 9. <a href="/judges/15-9.htm">He is bound by the men of Judah, and delivered to the Philistines</a> 14. <a href="/judges/15-14.htm">He kills them with a jawbone</a> 18. <a href="/judges/15-18.htm">God makes the fountain En-hakkore for him in Lehi</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/15.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/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest The wheat harvest typically occurred in late spring or early summer in ancient Israel, around May or June. This timing is significant as it was a period of celebration and abundance, often associated with the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), a time of thanksgiving for the harvest. The mention of the wheat harvest sets the stage for the events that follow, indicating a time of agricultural prosperity and community activity. This context highlights the contrast between the expected joy of the season and the personal conflict Samson faces.Samson took a young goat Bringing a young goat was a customary gift, symbolizing peace and goodwill. It was common in ancient Near Eastern cultures to present such gifts when visiting family or seeking reconciliation. This gesture by Samson suggests his intention to make amends or to reaffirm his relationship with his wife, despite previous conflicts. The young goat as a gift also reflects the agrarian lifestyle and the importance of livestock in the economy and social customs of the time.and went to visit his wife Samson's visit to his wife indicates his desire to resume marital relations, which had been disrupted. In the context of <a href="/judges/14.htm">Judges 14</a>, Samson's wife had been given to another man by her father, which Samson was unaware of. This visit is an attempt to restore his marriage, highlighting the personal and familial tensions that are central to the narrative. The act of visiting one's wife also underscores the patriarchal structure of ancient Israelite society, where the husband had the right to claim his wife.“I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said Samson's request to go to his wife's room signifies his intention to reestablish intimacy and conjugal rights. The phrase reflects the private nature of marital relationships and the expectation of privacy within the household. This request also underscores the personal nature of Samson's mission, driven by his emotional and physical desires. The mention of "her room" indicates the domestic setting and the cultural norms surrounding marriage and family life in ancient Israel.But her father would not let him enter The refusal by the father-in-law to let Samson enter reveals the underlying conflict and betrayal. In <a href="/judges/14.htm">Judges 14</a>, Samson's wife was given to another man, which was a significant breach of trust and social custom. This act of barring Samson highlights the tension between personal relationships and familial obligations. It also sets the stage for the ensuing conflict and Samson's subsequent actions. The father's decision reflects the complex dynamics of honor, shame, and familial authority in the ancient Near Eastern context.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/samson.htm">Samson</a> A judge of Israel known for his extraordinary strength, which was a gift from God. He was a Nazirite from birth, dedicated to God, and his life was marked by conflict with the Philistines. 2. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> A group of people who were enemies of Israel during the time of the judges. They often oppressed the Israelites and were a constant source of conflict. 3. <a href="/topical/s/samson's_wife.htm">Samson's Wife</a> A Philistine woman whom Samson married. Her relationship with Samson was fraught with tension and ultimately led to conflict between Samson and the Philistines. 4. <a href="/topical/f/father-in-law.htm">Father-in-law</a> The father of Samson's wife, who played a role in the events leading to Samson's anger and subsequent actions against the Philistines. 5. <a href="/topical/t/timnah.htm">Timnah</a> A place in Philistine territory where Samson's wife lived. It was the setting for many of the events in Samson's life.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_human_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Human Affairs</a> Despite human failings and conflicts, God's purposes prevail. Samson's actions, though personal and flawed, were used by God to deliver Israel from the Philistines. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_unequally_yoked_relationships.htm">The Consequences of Unequally Yoked Relationships</a> Samson's marriage to a Philistine woman led to personal and national conflict. Believers are cautioned to consider the spiritual implications of their relationships. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_keeping_vows.htm">The Importance of Keeping Vows</a> Samson's life as a Nazirite was marked by a vow to God. Believers are encouraged to honor their commitments to God and others. <a href="/topical/a/anger_and_its_consequences.htm">Anger and Its Consequences</a> Samson's anger led to destructive actions. Christians are reminded to manage their emotions and seek reconciliation rather than revenge. <a href="/topical/g/god's_use_of_imperfect_people.htm">God's Use of Imperfect People</a> Samson's account illustrates that God can use flawed individuals to accomplish His purposes, offering hope and encouragement to believers who struggle with their own imperfections.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_judges_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Judges 15</a> <a href="/q/israel's_leaders'_genealogies,_reigns.htm">What are the genealogies and reigns of Israel's leaders?</a> <a href="/q/when_was_judges_written.htm">Did Jesus come to judge the world?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_a_jawbone_defeat_1,000_men.htm">In Judges 15:15, how can using a donkey's jawbone account for a victory over 1,000 armed men without breaking or becoming ineffective?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_judges_7_contradict_1_chron_21.htm">Why does Judges 7 seemingly contradict other biblical passages that emphasize the need for adequate numbers in battle (e.g., 1 Chronicles 21:1-5)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/judges/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) Within a while after.--"After days" (<a href="/judges/11-4.htm" title="And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel.">Judges 11:4</a>; <a href="/judges/14-8.htm" title="And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.">Judges 14:8</a>).In the time of wheat harvest.--This, in the Shephelah, would be about the middle of May.Visited his wife with a kid.--We find the same present given by Judah to Tamar in <a href="/genesis/38-17.htm" title="And he said, I will send you a kid from the flock. And she said, Will you give me a pledge, till you send it?">Genesis 38:17</a>. We may compare the complaint of the elder brother of the prodigal, given him a kid (<a href="/luke/15-29.htm" title="And he answering said to his father, See, these many years do I serve you, neither transgressed I at any time your commandment: and yet you never gave me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends:">Luke 15:29</a>).I will go in to my wife.--Uxoriousness was the chief secret of the weakness and ruin of Samson, as it was afterwards of a very different type of man, Solomon. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/judges/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Within a while - the same expression as that in <a href="/judges/14-8.htm">Judges 14:8</a>, rendered "after a time," and in <a href="/judges/11-4.htm">Judges 11:4</a>, rendered "in process of time." In the time of wheat harvest - about the month of May. The harvest, as appears from ver. 5, had begun, some corn being already cut, and in shocks; the rest still standing, and, being ready to be cut, of course extremely dry and inflammable. With a kid, as a present, intended no doubt to make peace (<a href="/genesis/38-17.htm">Genesis 38:17</a>). His anger (<a href="/judges/14-19.htm">Judges 14:19</a>) had now passed away, and his love for his wife had returned. He was little prepared to find her married again to his friend. <a href="/commentaries/judges/15-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Later on, וַיְהִ֨י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be at the time בִּימֵ֣י (bî·mê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day of the wheat חִטִּ֗ים (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2406.htm">Strong's 2406: </a> Wheat harvest, קְצִיר־ (qə·ṣîr-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7105.htm">Strong's 7105: </a> Severed, harvest, the crop, the time, the reaper, a limb Samson שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן (šim·šō·wn) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8123.htm">Strong's 8123: </a> Samson -- a deliverer of Israel took בִּגְדִ֣י (biḡ·ḏî) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1423.htm">Strong's 1423: </a> A kid (a young goat) a young goat עִזִּ֔ים (‘iz·zîm) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5795.htm">Strong's 5795: </a> Female goat and went to visit וַיִּפְקֹ֨ד (way·yip̄·qōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6485.htm">Strong's 6485: </a> To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit his wife. אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female “I want to go אָבֹ֥אָה (’ā·ḇō·’āh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to my wife אִשְׁתִּ֖י (’iš·tî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female in her room,” הֶחָ֑דְרָה (he·ḥā·ḏə·rāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2315.htm">Strong's 2315: </a> A chamber, room he said. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (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 But her father אָבִ֖יהָ (’ā·ḇî·hā) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father would not וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no let נְתָנ֥וֹ (nə·ṯā·nōw) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set him enter. לָבֽוֹא׃ (lā·ḇō·w) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/judges/15-1.htm">Judges 15:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/judges/15-1.htm">OT History: Judges 15:1 But it happened after a while (Jd Judg. 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