Judges 14:9

He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.

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WEBBE

He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went. He came to his father and mother and gave to them, and they ate, but he didn’t tell them that he had taken the honey out of the lion’s body.

BSB

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.

ASV

And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

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וַיִּרְדֵּהוּ vai·yir·de·hu and he scraped out it H7287 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 כַּפָּיו ka·pav palms his H3709 וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he went H1980 הָלוֹךְ ha·lokh continuously (to go) H1980 וְאָכֹל ve·'a·khol and eating H398 וַיֵּלֶךְ vai·ye·lekh and he came H1980 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אָבִיו 'a·viv father his H1 וְאֶל־ ve·'el- and to H413 אִמּוֹ 'i·mo mother his H517 וַיִּתֵּן vai·yi·ten and he gave H5414 לָהֶם la·hem to (the) them H9038 וַיֹּאכֵלוּ vai·yo·khe·lu and they ate H398 וְלֹא־ ve·lo'- and not H3808 הִגִּיד hi·gid he told H5046 לָהֶם la·hem to (the) them H9038 כִּי ki that H3588 מִגְּוִיַּת mi·ge·vi·yat from [the] carcass of H1472 הָאַרְיֵה ha·'ar·yeh the lion H738 רָדָה ra·dah he had scraped out H7287 הַדְּבָשׁ ha·de·vash the honey H1706

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 5–9

By enabling him to kill a lion, God let Samson know what he could do in the strength of the Spirit of the Lord, that he might never be afraid to look the greatest difficulties in the face. He was alone in the vineyards, whither he had rambled. Young people consider not how they exposed themselves to the roaring lion that seeks to devour, when they wander from their prudent, pious parents. Nor do men consider what lions lurk in the vineyards, the vineyards of red wines. Our Lord Jesus having conquered Satan, that roaring lion, believers, like Samson, find honey in the carcass abundant strength and satisfaction, enough for themselves, and for all their friends.

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