Verse List for JDG 14:15

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OET (OET-RV) Then on the seventh day,[fn] they pressured Shimshon’s wife, “Get your husband to tell you the answer of the riddle, otherwise we’ll burn down your father’ house and you as well. Did you invite us to the party just to impoverish us?”

OET-LV And_he/it _was in _the_day the_seventh and_they _said to_the _wife _of Shimshvōn entice DOM your(fs)_man/husband so_that _he _may _tell to/for_us DOM the_riddle lest we _should _burn you and_DOM the _house _of your _father _of_your with_fire to_impoverish_us did _you(pl)_invite to/for_us is_it_not_so.

ULT And it happened on the seventh day that they said to the wife of Samson, “Entice your husband that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and the house of your father with fire. Did you invite us to dispossess us? Is it not, so?”

UST On the last day of the feast, they said to Samson’s bride, “Get the answer to the riddle for us from your bridegroom. If you do not, we will burn you and your family to death. We did not come to this feast to become poor!”

BSB & MSB So on the fourth[fn] 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?”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE & WMBB On the seventh day, 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 impoverish us? Isn’t that so?”

NET On the fourth day they said to Samson’s bride, “Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father’s family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?”

LSV And it comes to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband, that he declare the riddle to us, lest we burn you and the house of your father with fire; have you not called for us [here] to rob us?”

FBV On the fourth[fn] day they came to Samson's wife and told her, “Use your charms to get your husband to explain the riddle and then tell us, or we'll burn you and all your family to death. Did you bring us here just to rob us?”

T4T On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s bride, “Ask your husband to tell you the meaning of the riddle. If you do not do that, we will burn down your father’s house, with you inside it! Did you invite us here only to make us poor by forcing us to buy a lot of clothes for your husband?”

LEB When it was the fourth[fn] day, they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband and tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father’s house with fire. Have you invited us to rob us?”

BBE So on the fourth day they said to Samson's wife, Get from your husband the answer to his question by some trick or other, or we will have you and your father's house burned with fire; did you get us here to take all we have?

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And 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 hither to impoverish us?'

ASV And 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 impoverish us? is it not so?

DRA And when the seventh day came, they said to the wife of Samson: Soothe thy husband, and persuade him to tell thee what the riddle meaneth. But if thou wilt not do it, we will burn thee, and thy father’s house. Have you called us to the wedding on purpose to strip us?

YLT And it cometh to pass, on the seventh day, that they say to Samson's wife, 'Entice thy husband, that he declare to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and the house of thy father with fire; to possess us have ye called for us? is it not?'

Drby And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Persuade thy husband, that he may explain to us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire. Have ye invited us to impoverish us, — is it not [so]?

RV And 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 impoverish us? is it not so?
(And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy/your husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee/you and thy/your father’s house with fire: have ye/you_all called us to impoverish us? is it not so?)

SLT And it will be in the seventh day, and they will say to Samson’s wife, Persuade thy man and he shall announce to us the enigma, lest we shall burn thee and thy father’s house with fire: did ye not call to us to possess us?

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

KJB-1769 And 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?[fn]
(And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson’s wife, Entice thy/your husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee/you and thy/your father’s house with fire: have ye/you_all called us to take that we have? is it not so?)

KJB-1611 And it came to passe on the seuenth day, that they said vnto Samsons wife, Entice thy husband, that hee may declare vnto vs the riddle, lest we burne thee and thy fathers house with fire: Haue yee called vs, [fn]to take that wee haue? is it not so?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And whe the seuenth day was come, they sayd vnto Samsons wyfe: Flatter thyne husband that he may declare vs the riddle, lest we burne thee and thy fathers house with fire: Haue ye called vs hyther, to make vs beggers? is it not so?
(And when the seventh day was come, they said unto Samsons wife: Flatter thine/your husband that he may declare us the riddle, lest we burn thee/you and thy/your fathers house with fire: Have ye/you_all called us hither/here, to make us beggars? is it not so?)

Gnva And when the seuenth day was come, they said vnto Samsons wife, Entise thine husband, that he may declare vs the riddle, lest wee burne thee and thy fathers house with fire. Haue ye called vs, to possesse vs? is it not so?
(And when the seventh day was come, they said unto Samsons wife, Entise thine/your husband, that he may declare us the riddle, lest we burn thee/you and thy/your fathers house with fire. Have ye/you_all called us, to possess us? is it not so?)

Cvdl Vpon the seuenth daye they sayde vnto Samsons wife: Persuade thy husbade, that he tell vs what the ryddle meaneth, or els we shal burne the and thy fathers house with fyre. Haue ye called vs hither, to brynge vs to pouerte?
(Upon the seventh day they said unto Samsons wife: Persuade thy/your husbade, that he tell us what the ryddle meaneth, or else we shall burn the and thy/your fathers house with fire. Have ye/you_all called us hither/here, to bring us to poverty?)

Wycl And whanne the seuenthe dai cam, thei seiden to `the wijf of Sampson, Glose thin hosebonde, and counseile hym, that he schewe to thee what the probleme signyfieth. That if thou nylt do, we schulen brenne thee and `the hous of thi fadir. Whether herfor ye clepiden vs to weddyngis, that ye schulden robbe vs?
(And when the seventh day came, they said to the wife of Samson, Glose thin husband, and counseile him, that he show to thee/you what the probleme signyfieth. That if thou/you nylt do, we should burn thee/you and the house of thy/your father. Whether herfor ye/you_all called us to weddings, that ye/you_all should rob us?)

Luth Am siebenten Tage sprachen sie zu Simsons Weibe: Überrede deinen Mann, daß er uns sage das Rätsel, oder wir werden dich und deines Vaters Haus mit Feuer verbrennen. Habt ihr uns hieher geladen, daß ihr uns arm machet, oder nicht?
(At_the seventh days said they/she/them to/for Simsons woman: Overrede your(s) man, that he us/to_us/ourselves said the Rätsel, or we/us become you/yourself and your(s) father house with fire(n) burn. Have you(pl)/their/her us/to_us/ourselves here loaded, that you(pl)/their/her us/to_us/ourselves poor makes, or not?)

ClVg Cumque adesset dies septimus, dixerunt ad uxorem Samson: Blandire viro tuo et suade ei ut indicet tibi quid significet problema: quod si facere nolueris, incendemus te, et domum patris tui: an idcirco vocastis nos ad nuptias ut spoliaretis?
(And_when to_be_presentt days the_seventh, they_said to wife Samson: Blandire to_the_man your and suade to_him as indicate to_you what means(v) problema: that when/but_if to_do nolueris, incendemus you(sg), and house/home of_the_father yours(sg): or therefore vocastis us to wedding as spoilsretis?)

UHB וַ⁠יְהִ֣י ׀ בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠שְּׁבִיעִ֗י וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֤וּ לְ⁠אֵֽשֶׁת־שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ פַּתִּ֣י אֶת־אִישֵׁ֗⁠ךְ וְ⁠יַגֶּד־לָ֨⁠נוּ֙ אֶת־הַ֣⁠חִידָ֔ה פֶּן־נִשְׂרֹ֥ף אוֹתָ֛⁠ךְ וְ⁠אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָבִ֖י⁠ךְ בָּ⁠אֵ֑שׁ הַ⁠לְ⁠יָרְשֵׁ֕⁠נוּ קְרָאתֶ֥ם לָ֖⁠נוּ הֲ⁠לֹֽא׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τετάρτῃ, καὶ εἶπαν τῇ γυναικὶ Σαμψὼν, ἀπάτησον δὴ τὸν ἄνδρα σου, καὶ ἀπαγγειλάτω σοι τὸ πρόβλημα, μή ποτε κατακαύσωμέν σε καὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ πατρός σου ἐν πυρί· ἢ ἐκβιᾶσαι ἡμᾶς κεκλήκατε;

BrTr And it came to pass on the fourth day, that they said to the wife of Sampson, Deceive now thy husband, and let him tell thee the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: did ye invite us to do us violence?