14And he said to 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.


In Context

11 And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.

12 And Samson said to them, I will now put forth a riddle to you: if you can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

13 But if you cannot declare it me, then shall you give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And they said to him, Put forth your riddle, that we may hear it.

14 And he said to 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.

15 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: have you called us to take that we have? is it not so?

16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, You do but hate me, and love me not: you have put forth a riddle to the children of my people, and have not told it me. And he said to her, Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell it you?

Judges 14:14 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

14:14He replied, "Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet." For three days they could not give the answer.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

14:14And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

14:14And he said to 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

14:14And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, And out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days declare the riddle.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:14And he said to them, |Out of the eater came something to eat. Out of the strong came something sweet.| And they could not in three days tell what the riddle was.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

14:14And 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 declare the riddle.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:14And he said to them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

14:14He said to them, |Out of the eater came forth food. Out of the strong came forth sweetness.| They couldn't in three days declare the riddle.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

14:14And he saith to them: 'Out of the eater came forth meat, And out of the strong came forth sweetness;' and they were not able to declare the riddle in three days.