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2 Samson desireth to haue a wyfe of the Philistines. 6 He killeth a Lion. 12 He propoundeth a riddle. 19 He killeth thirtie. 20 His wyfe forsaketh him, and taketh another.

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[unspec A] 1 SAmson went downe to Thamnath, and sawe a womā in Thamnath of the daughters of the Philistines:

2 And he came vp, and told his father and his mother, & said: I haue sene a woman in Thamnath of the daughters of the Phi∣listines: & nowe “ 1.1geue me her to wyfe.

3 Then his father and mother sayd vn∣to him: (a) 1.2 Is there neuer a woman a∣mong the daughters of thy brethren, & among al my people, but that thou must go, and take a wyfe of the vncircumcised Philistines? And Samson sayd vnto his father: Geue me this woman, for she pleaseth me well.

4 But his father and mother (b) 1.3 wist not that it was the Lordes doyng, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philisti∣nes raigned ouer Israel.

5 Then went Samson and his father & his mother downe to Thamnath, and came to the vineyardes of Thamnath: and beholde, a young Lion roared vpon him.

6 And the spirite of the Lord (c) 1.4 came vpō him, and he tare him as he would haue rent a kydde, and yet had nothing in his hande: neither tolde his father and mo∣ther what he had done.

7 And he went downe, & talked with the [unspec B] woman, whiche seemed well fauoured in the sight of Samson.

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13 They aunswered him, saying: No, but we will bynde thee, & (d) 1.5 delyuer thee vnto their handes: but we wyll not kyll thee. And they bounde hym with two new cordes, and brought him from the rocke.

[unspec C] 14 And when he came to Lehi, the Phi∣listines showted agaynst him: And the spirite of the Lord came vpon him, and the cordes that were vpon his armes, became as flaxe that was burnt with fire, for the bandes loosed from of his handes.

15 And he founde a (e) 1.6 newe iawe bone of an Asse, & put foorth his hande, and caught it, and slue a thousande men therwith.

16 And Samson sayde: With the iawe of an Asse, heapes vpon heapes: with the iawe of an Asse haue I slayne a thousande men.

17 And when he had left speakyng, he cast away the iawe bone out of his hande, and called the place f 1.7 Ramath Lehi.

18 And he was sore a thyrst, and called on the Lord, and sayde: Thou hast geuen this great victory in the hande of thy seruaunt: and nowe I must dye for thirst, and fall into the handes of the vn∣circumcised.

19 But God brake a great tooth that was in the iawe, & there came water ther∣out, and when he had drunke, his spi∣rite came agayne, & he was refreshed: wherfore the name thereof was called vnto this day, The well of the caller on: which came of the iawe.

20 And he iudged Israel in the dayes of the Philistines, twentie yeres.

Notes

• “ 1.1

  Heb▪ take her for me 〈◊〉〈◊〉 wyfe.
• (a) 1.2

  The•• speke in defence of Gods lawe that for byd∣deth maryage with straun∣gers Deu. 7. a
• (b) 1.3

  At y^e first: but it is lyke they had vn∣derstandyng of Gods wyll afore they dyd consent.
• (c) 1.4

  Whereby he had stren∣gth and bold∣nesse.
• (d) 1.5

  Whom god had appointed to be their de∣l••uerer from the yoke of the Philistines.
• (e) 1.6

  That is, of an asse late∣ly dead.
• f 1.7

  That is, the lyftyng vp of the lawe.