Judges 14:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.”

Judges 14:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 14:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 14:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

Judges 14:9 — World English Bible

Judges 14:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

Judges 14:9 — American Standard Version

Judges 14:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And he taketh it down on to his hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and he goeth unto his father, and unto his mother, and giveth to them, and they eat, and he hath not declared to them that from the body of the lion he took down the honey.”

Judges 14:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 14:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and he took it out in his hands, and went on, and ate as he went. And he came to his father and to his mother, and gave them, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.”

Judges 14:9 — Darby Translation

Judges 14:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he tooke therof in his handes, and went eating, and came to his father and to his mother, and gaue vnto them, and they did eate: but hee told not them, that he had taken the hony out of the body of the lyon.”

Judges 14:9 — Geneva Bible

Judges 14:9 in Context — Judges 14

7 Il descendit et parla à la femme, et elle lui plut.

8 Quelque temps après, il se rendit de nouveau à Thimna pour la prendre, et se détourna pour voir le cadavre du lion. Et voici, il y avait un essaim d’abeilles et du miel dans le corps du lion.

9 Il prit entre ses mains le miel, dont il mangea pendant la route; et lorsqu’il fut arrivé près de son père et de sa mère, il leur en donna, et ils en mangèrent. Mais il ne leur dit pas qu’il avait pris ce miel dans le corps du lion.

10 Le père de Samson descendit chez la femme. Et là, Samson fit un festin, car c’était la coutume des jeunes gens.

11 Dès qu’on le vit, on invita trente compagnons qui se tinrent avec lui.

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What Does Judges 14:9 Mean?

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