Bible Strands
Judges 14:2
So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samson addresses his father and mother after returning from Timnah, commanding them to secure a specific Philistine woman as his wife.
The words — The narrative hinges on וַ/יַּגֵּד (va/i.ya.Ged, "he told") and אִשָּׁ֛ה ('i.Shah, "a woman"), which structure his report and his direct marital demand.
The thread — This pattern of requesting a spouse through family intermediaries appears in Genesis 34:4, Genesis 24:2, and Genesis 21:21.
Why it lands — The text records a son ordering his parents to obtain a foreign wife, immediately framing the conflict that follows in Judges 14:3.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife.
Cross-references
- Genesis 34:4 So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”
- Genesis 24:2 So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,
- Genesis 21:21 And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 38:6 Now Judah acquired a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
- 2 Kings 14:9 But Jehoash king of Israel replied to Amaziah king of Judah: “A thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle.