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Friday, October 31st, 2025
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Interlinear Study Bible
Greek Language ⇌
Judges 14:18
2532
kai
καὶ
And
Conjunction
2036
eipan
εἶπαν
said
Verb, Aorist Active Indicative 3rd Plural
1473
autō
αὐτῷ
to him
Pronoun, Demonstrative Dative Singular Masculine
3588
hoi
οἱ
the
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
435
andres
ἄνδρες
men
Noun, Nominative Plural Masculine
3588
hoi
οἱ
of the
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
4172
poleōs
πόλεως
city
Noun, Genitive Singular Feminine
1722
en
ἐν
on
Preposition
3588
hoi
οἱ
the
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
2250
hēmera
ἡμέρᾳ
day
Noun, Dative Singular Feminine
3588
hoi
οἱ
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
1442
hebdomē
ἑβδόμῃ
seventh
Adjective, Dative Singular Feminine
4250
prin
πρὶν
before
Adverb
1416
dynai
δῦναι
going down
Verb, Aorist Active Infinate
3588
hoi
οἱ
the
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
2246
hēlion
ἥλιον
sun,
Noun, Accusative Singular Masculine
5100
ti
τί
What
Pronoun, interrogative/Indicativeefinite, Nominative Singular Neuter
1099
glykyteron
γλυκύτερον
is sweeter than
Adjective, Nominative Singular Neuter Comparitive
3192
melitos
μέλιτος
honey,
Noun, Genitive Singular Neuter
2532
kai
καὶ
and
Conjunction
5100
ti
τί
what
Pronoun, interrogative/Indicativeefinite, Nominative Singular Neuter
2478
ischyroteron
ἰσχυρότερον
is stronger than
Adjective, Accusative Singular Neuter Comparitive
3023
leontos
λέοντος
a lion?
Noun, Genitive Singular Masculine
2532
kai
καὶ
And
Conjunction
2036
eipan
εἶπαν
said
Verb, Aorist Active Indicative 3rd Plural
1473
autois
αὐτοῖς
to them
Pronoun, Demonstrative Dative Plural Masculine
*
Samson,
1508
Unless
722
ērotriasate
ἠροτριάσατε
you plowed
Verb, Aorist Active Indicative 2nd Plural
1722
en
ἐν
by
Preposition
3588
hoi
οἱ
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
1151
damalei
δαμάλει
my heifer,
Noun, Dative Singular Feminine
1473
mou
μου
Pronoun, Personal/Posessive Genitive Singular
3756
ouk
οὐκ
you would not
Adverb
302
an
ἂν
Participleicle
2147
heurete
εὕρετε
have found
Verb, Aorist Active Indicative 2nd Plural
3588
hoi
οἱ
Pronoun, Article, Nominative Plural Masculine
4265.1-1473
my riddle.
Aleppo Codex
ויאמרו לו אנשי העיר ביום השביעי בטרם יבא החרסה מה מתוק מדבש ומה עז מארי ויאמר להם לולא־חרשתם בעגלתי לא מצאתם חידתי
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹו֩ אַנְשֵׁ֙י הָעִ֜יר בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ יָבֹ֣א הַחַ֔רְסָה מַה־מָּתֹ֣וק מִדְּבַ֔שׁ וּמֶ֥ה עַ֖ז מֵאֲרִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לוּלֵא֙ חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י לֹ֥א מְצָאתֶ֖ם חִידָתִֽי׃
Masoretic Text (1524)
ויאמרו לו אנשׁי העיר ביום השׁביעי בטרם יבא החרסה מה מתוק מדבשׁ ומה עז מארי ויאמר להם לולא חרשׁתם בעגלתי לא מצאתם חידתי
Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹו֩ אַנְשֵׁ֙י הָעִ֜יר בַּיֹּ֣ום הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ יָבֹ֣א הַחַ֔רְסָה מַה־מָּתֹ֣וק מִדְּבַ֔שׁ וּמֶ֥ה עַ֖ז מֵאֲרִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לוּלֵא֙ חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י לֹ֥א מְצָאתֶ֖ם חִידָתִֽי׃
Greek Septuagint
καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ πρὸ τοῦ ἀνατεῖλαι τὸν ἥλιον τί γλυκύτερον μέλιτος καὶ τί ἰσχυρότερον λέοντος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων εἰ μὴ ἠροτριάσατε ἐν τῇ δαμάλει μου οὐκ ἂν ἔγνωτε τὸ πρόβλημά μου καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ οἱ ἄνδρες τῆς πόλεως ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἑβδόμῃ πρὶν δῦναι τὸν ἥλιον τί γλυκύτερον μέλιτος καὶ τί ἰσχυρότερον λέοντος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Σαμψων εἰ μὴ κατεδαμάσατέ μου τὴν δάμαλιν οὐκ ἂν εὕρετε τὸ πρόβλημά μου
Berean Study Bible
Before sunset ... on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" So he said to them: "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!"
Before sunset ... on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" So he said to them: "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!"
English Standard Version
And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down What is sweeter than honey What is stronger than a lion And he said to them If you had not plowed with my heifer you would not have found out my riddle
And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down What is sweeter than honey What is stronger than a lion And he said to them If you had not plowed with my heifer you would not have found out my riddle
Holman Christian Standard Version
On the seventh day, before sunset, the men of the city said to him: What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? So he said to them: If you hadn't plowed with my young cow, you wouldn't know my riddle now!
On the seventh day, before sunset, the men of the city said to him: What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion? So he said to them: If you hadn't plowed with my young cow, you wouldn't know my riddle now!
King James Version
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down (8799), What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down (8799), What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
Lexham English Bible
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went downis sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went downis sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."
New American Standard Version
So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found out my riddle."
So the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found out my riddle."
World English Bible
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle."
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle."
