When he returned home, he told his father and mother, “A young Philistine woman in Timnah caught my eye. I want to marry her. Get her for me.”
Parallel translations
- WEB He came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines. Now therefore get her for me as my wife.”
- KJV 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.
- BSB 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.”
- NKJV So he went up and told his father and mother, saying, “I have seen a woman in Timnah of the daughters of the Philistines; now therefore, get her for me as a wife.”
- NASB So he came back and told his father and mother, “I saw a woman in Timnah, one of the daughters of the Philistines; so now, get her for me as a wife.”
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Quick answer
Samson demands that his parents get the Philistine woman as his wife. His self-willed insistence overrides godly counsel.
Overview
Samson's blunt command, 'get her for me,' reveals a heart led by desire rather than obedience. His disregard for Israel's call to be separate from the nations exposes his spiritual weakness. The scene begins the tragic tension between Samson's high calling and his self-indulgent character.
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- Gen 34:4Shechem spoke to his father, Hamor, saying, “Get me this young lady as a wife.”
- Gen 24:2–3Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please put your hand under my thigh.
- Gen 21:21He lived in the wilderness of Paran. His mother took a wife for him out of the land of Egypt.
- Gen 38:6Judah took a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar.
- 2 Kgs 14:9Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife. Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
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