Judges 14:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Later, when he returned to marry her, he turned aside to look at the lion’s carcass. Inside it, he saw a swarm of bees and some honey.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion. And behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And after certayne dayes he came agayne, to receaue her, & wente out of ye waye, that he mighte se ye deed carcas of the lyon: and beholde, in ye lyons carcas there was a swarme of beyes, and hony:

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And within a fewe dayes, when he returned to receiue her, he went aside to see the karkeis of the Lion: and behold, there was a swarme of bees, and hony in the body of the Lyon.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And within a short space after, as he wet thyther againe to take her to wife, he turned out of the way to see the carkasse of the Lion: And beholde, there was a swarme of bees and hony in the carkasse of the Lion.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, [there was] a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and he turneth back after `some' days to take her, and turneth aside to see the carcase of the lion, and lo, a company of bees `are' in the body of the lion -- and honey.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then after a time he went back to take her; and turning from the road to see the dead body of the lion, he saw a mass of bees in the body of the lion, and honey there.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Some time later, when he went back to marry her, he turned aside to see the lion’s remains. He saw a swarm of bees in the lion’s carcass, as well as some honey.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 29:21 : 21 Then Jacob said to Laban, 'Give me my wife, for my time is completed, and I want to be with her.'
  • Matt 1:20 : 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, 'Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, because what has been conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.'

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Judg 14:9-11
    3 verses
    87%

    9He scooped the honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he returned to his father and mother, he gave them some, and they ate it too. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the carcass of the lion.

    10His father went down to the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for young men.

    11When the people saw him, they brought thirty companions to be with him.

  • Judg 14:1-7
    7 verses
    80%

    1Samson went down to Timnah, and there he saw a woman from among the daughters of the Philistines.

    2He returned and told his father and mother, 'I have seen a woman in Timnah from the daughters of the Philistines. Now get her for me as a wife.'

    3But his father and mother said to him, 'Is there no woman among the daughters of your relatives or among all our people, that you must go and take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?' Yet Samson said to his father, 'Get her for me, because she is right in my eyes.'

    4Now his father and mother did not know that this was from the LORD, for he was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines. At that time, the Philistines were ruling over Israel.

    5Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother. When they came to the vineyards of Timnah, suddenly a young lion came roaring toward him.

    6The Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one might tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.

    7Then he went down and spoke to the woman, and she pleased Samson.

  • Judg 14:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

    17She cried before him the entire seven days of the feast, and on the seventh day, he told her because she pressed him so much. Then she revealed the answer to the riddle to her people.

    18Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to him, 'What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?' Samson replied to them, 'If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle.'

    19Then the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him. He went down to Ashkelon, struck down thirty of their men, took their belongings, and gave their clothes to those who had explained the riddle. Burning with anger, he went back to his father’s house.

    20Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best friend.

  • 1 Kgs 13:28
    74%

    28He went and found the man's body lying in the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it. The lion had not eaten the body nor attacked the donkey.

  • 1 Sam 14:25-27
    3 verses
    74%

    25The entire army entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.

    26When the people entered the forest, they saw honey flowing, but no one dared to lift a hand to his mouth because the people were afraid of the oath.

    27Jonathan, however, had not heard his father make the people swear the oath. So he reached out the tip of the staff in his hand, dipped it into the honeycomb, and raised it to his mouth. His eyes then brightened.

  • Judg 15:1-4
    4 verses
    73%

    1After some time, during the wheat harvest, Samson went to visit his wife, bringing a young goat as a gift. He said, "Let me go into my wife's room," but her father would not let him enter.

    2Her father said, "I thought you completely hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Isn't her younger sister more attractive? Take her instead."

    3Samson said to them, "This time I cannot be blamed when I harm the Philistines."

    4So Samson went and caught three hundred foxes. He tied them tail to tail in pairs and fastened a torch to each pair of tails.

  • Judg 14:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14So he said to them, 'Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.' But for three days they could not solve the riddle.

    15On the fourth day, they said to Samson’s wife, 'Entice your husband to tell us the riddle, or we will burn you and your father’s household with fire. Did you invite us here to impoverish us?'

  • 1 Kgs 13:23-26
    4 verses
    72%

    23After the man of God had finished eating and drinking, the prophet who had brought him back saddled the donkey for him.

    24As he was traveling, a lion met him on the road and killed him. His body was thrown on the road, with the donkey and the lion standing beside it.

    25Some people who passed by saw the body lying on the road, with the lion standing beside it, and they went and reported it in the city where the old prophet lived.

    26When the prophet who had brought him back from the road heard about it, he said, 'It is the man of God who defied the command of the LORD. Therefore, the LORD has given him over to the lion, which has mauled and killed him, just as the word of the LORD had spoken to him.'

  • Prov 24:13
    70%

    13Eat honey, my son, for it is good; and the honeycomb, which is sweet to your taste.

  • 1 Sam 14:29
    70%

    29Jonathan said, 'My father has brought trouble to the land. See how my eyes have brightened because I tasted just a little of this honey.'

  • Judg 15:15
    69%

    15Finding a fresh jawbone of a donkey, he reached out, took it, and struck down a thousand men with it.

  • Judg 16:4
    69%

    4Some time later, Samson fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.

  • Ezek 19:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5When she saw that her hope was lost and her waiting was in vain, she took another one of her cubs and made him into a young lion.

    6He prowled among the lions; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured people.

  • Judg 16:1
    68%

    1Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to her.

  • 2 Sam 17:29
    68%

    29They also brought honey, butter, sheep, and cheese from cattle for David and the people with him to eat. They said, 'The people are hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.'

  • Nah 2:12
    68%

    12Where is the lion’s den, the lair of the young lions, where the lion went, the lioness went, and the lion’s cubs, with no one to disturb them?

  • 1 Sam 17:34
    67%

    34David said to Saul, 'Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,'

  • 2 Kgs 2:25
    67%

    25From there, he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

  • Ezek 19:3
    67%

    3She brought up one of her cubs; he became a young lion. He learned to tear prey and devoured men.

  • Judg 15:7-8
    2 verses
    67%

    7Samson said to them, "If you act like this, I swear I will get revenge on you, and after that, I will stop."

    8He attacked them viciously, defeating them completely. Then he went down and stayed in the cleft of the rock of Etam.

  • Num 14:8
    67%

    8If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land flowing with milk and honey.

  • 2 Kgs 17:25
    67%

    25When they first lived there, they did not fear the Lord. So the Lord sent lions among them, which killed some of the people.

  • Judg 16:20
    67%

    20Then she called, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' He awoke from his sleep and thought, 'I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.' But he did not know that the LORD had left him.

  • Prov 25:16
    67%

    16If you find honey, eat only as much as you need, lest you eat too much of it and vomit.

  • Judg 16:14
    67%

    14While he slept, Delilah took the seven locks of his hair, wove them into the fabric, and fastened them with the pin. Then she called to him, 'Samson, the Philistines are upon you!' But he awoke from his sleep and pulled out the pin, the loom, and the fabric.

  • Judg 19:3
    67%

    3Then her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back. He took with him his servant and a pair of donkeys. When he arrived at her father’s house, the woman’s father saw him and was glad to welcome him.

  • 1 Kgs 20:36
    67%

    36Then the prophet said to him, 'Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, as soon as you leave me, a lion will kill you.' And as soon as he left him, a lion found him and killed him.