KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When he returned home, he told his father and mother, 'I saw a woman in Timnah who is a Philistine. Please arrange for me to marry her.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Samson is asking his parents to help him marry a Philistine woman he's attracted to, which would have been controversial since the Philistines were Israel's enemies.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during the period of the Judges when Israel was frequently oppressed by the Philistines, their primary enemy. Marriages were typically arranged by parents, and Israelites were generally expected to marry within their own people, not their enemies. Timnah was a Philistine town near the border with Israel.
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