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Judges 15:1

Made Simple — Modern English Translation

Translated by Verse Made Simple Editorial
KJV ORIGINAL
But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Some time later, during the wheat harvest season, Samson went to visit his wife and brought a young goat as a gift. He said, 'I want to go to my wife in her room.' But her father wouldn't let him go in to see her.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Samson returns to his wife after their previous conflict, but her father refuses to let him see her.

📚 Historical Context

In the book of Judges, Samson was a judge of Israel chosen by God to deliver the Israelites from Philistine oppression. He had married a Philistine woman, but after a dispute involving a riddle at his wedding feast, tensions escalated. When Samson returned to visit his wife during the wheat harvest, her father prevented him from entering, likely due to the earlier conflicts.

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