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Judges 14:7
Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samson descends toward the Philistine city of Timnah and addresses the woman his father had proposed to her. This occurs immediately after he kills a lion by the Spirit and before he returns to retrieve honey from the carcass.
The words — וַתִּשַׁר (ti.Shar) denotes physical attraction or being pleasing, paired with בְּעֵינֵי (be.'ei.Nei), literally "in the eyes of." The text records the cause of his speech as her visual appeal rather than divine instruction or familial duty.
The thread — The narrative thread of descent and physical attraction continues directly into Judges 14:8, where Samson leaves the road to inspect the lion's remains. This motif of sight-driven action parallels the pattern seen in Genesis 3:6 and Genesis 12:11.
Why it lands — It requires the reader to note that Samson's next step is motivated by personal desire rather than covenant obedience. The plain text demands recognition that visual gratification initiates the sequence leading to his later entanglements.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well.