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Judges 14:16
“And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 Judges 14:16 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Simsons Weib weinte an ihm und sprach: Du hassest mich nur und liebst mich nicht. Das Rätsel hast du den Kindern meines Volkes aufgegeben, und mir hast du es nicht kundgetan. Und er sprach zu ihr: Siehe, meinem Vater und meiner Mutter habe ich es nicht kundgetan, und dir sollte ich es kundtun?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y lloró la mujer de Samsón delante de él, y dijo: Solamente me aborreces y no me amas, pues que no me declaras el enigma que propusiste á los hijos de mi pueblo. Y él respondió: He aquí que ni á mi padre ni á mi madre lo he declarado; y ¿habíalo de declarar á ti?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E chorou a mulher de Sansão diante dele, e disse: Somente me aborreces e não me amas, pois que não me declaras o enigma que propuseste aos filhos de meu povo. E ele respondeu: Eis que nem a meu pai nem a minha mãe o declarei; e havia eu de declará-lo a ti?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
A mulher de Sansão começou a chorar na frente dele, dizendo: "Tu me odeias! Tu não me amas! Falaste um enigma a alguns do meu povo, mas não me revelaste a resposta". Sansão disse-lhe: “Olha aqui, se não revelei nem ao meu pai ou à minha mãe, por que revelaria a ti?".

📖 Judges 14:16 in Context

14And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
15And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
16And Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it thee?
17And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
18And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
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