Bible Strands
Judges 14:10
Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the moment immediately following Samson’s concealment of the honey, as his father travels to meet the Philistine woman and Samson organizes the wedding celebration.
The words — וַ/יַּ֨עַשׂ (va/i.Ya.'as) means "and he prepared," and מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה (mish.Teh) translates to "a feast," denoting the formal banquet Samson hosts at the location.
The thread — The text links this wedding banquet to Genesis 29:22, where Laban prepares a feast for Jacob, and Esther 1:7, which describes Ahasuerus’s royal banquet.
Why it lands — The passage records the father’s visit and Samson’s feast without commentary, asking the reader to track the mechanical progression of the wedding arrangements before the narrative shifts to the Philistine companions.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.
Cross-references
- Genesis 29:22 So Laban invited all the men of that place and prepared a feast.
- Esther 1:7 Beverages were served in an array of goblets of gold, each with a different design, and the royal wine flowed freely, according to the king’s bounty.
- Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is prepared for laughter, and wine makes life merry, but money is the answer for everything.
- Matthew 22:2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son.
- John 2:9 and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not know where it was from, but the servants who had drawn the water knew. Then he called the bridegroom aside
- Revelation 19:9 Then the angel told me to write, “Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”