Judges 14:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to them, "Out of the eaterמֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙
(me·ha·'o·chel)
398: to eata prim. root
cameיָצָ֣א
(ya·tza)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
something to eat,מַאֲכָ֔ל
(ma·'a·chol,)
3978: foodfrom akal
And out of the strongוּמֵעַ֖ז
(u·me·'az)
5794: strong, mighty, fiercefrom azaz
cameיָצָ֣א
(ya·tza)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
something sweet."מָתֹ֑וק
(ma·to·vk;)
4966: sweet, sweetnessfrom mathoq
But they couldיָכְל֛וּ
(ya·che·lu)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
not tellלְהַגִּ֥יד
(le·hag·gid)
5046: to be conspicuousa prim. root
the riddleהַחִידָ֖ה
(ha·chi·dah)
2420: a riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or questionfrom an unused word
in threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת
(she·lo·shet)
7969: a three, triadof uncertain derivation
days.יָמִֽים׃
(ya·mim.)
3117: daya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them Out of the eater
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
came forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
meat
ma'akal  (mah-ak-awl')
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit) -- food, fruit, (bake-) meat(-s), victual.
and out of the strong
`az  (az)
strong, vehement, harsh -- fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
came forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
sweetness
mathowq  (maw-thoke')
sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).
And they could
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
not in three
shalowsh  (shaw-loshe')
masculine shlowshah {shel-o-shaw'}; or shloshah {shel-o-shaw'}; a primitive number; three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multipl.) thrice
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
expound
nagad  (naw-gad')
to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise
the riddle
chiydah  (khee-daw')
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.;
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So he said to them, "Out of the eater came something to eat, And out of the strong came something sweet." But they could not tell the riddle in three days.

King James Bible
And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So he said to them: Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet. After three days, they were unable to explain the riddle.

International Standard Version
So he told them: From the eater came something edible; from the strong something sweet. For three days they couldn't solve the riddle.

NET Bible
He said to them, "Out of the one who eats came something to eat; out of the strong one came something sweet." They could not solve the riddle for three days.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So Samson said to them, "From the eater came something to eat. From the strong one came something sweet." For three days they couldn't solve the riddle.

King James 2000 Bible
And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth food, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.
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