Font Size
Judges 14:3-4
New King James Version
Judges 14:3-4
New King James Version
3 Then his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of (A)your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the (B)uncircumcised Philistines?”
And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for [a]she pleases me well.”
4 But his father and mother did not know that it was (C)of the Lord—that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time (D)the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Judges 14:3 Lit. she is right in my eyes
Judges 14:3-4
New International Version
Judges 14:3-4
New International Version
3 His father and mother replied, “Isn’t there an acceptable woman among your relatives or among all our people?(A) Must you go to the uncircumcised(B) Philistines to get a wife?(C)”
But Samson said to his father, “Get her for me. She’s the right one for me.” 4 (His parents did not know that this was from the Lord,(D) who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines;(E) for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)(F)
New King James Version (NKJV) 
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.