And Samson went down to Timnath, and saw a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines. TIMNATH - maintenant Tibna, à environ cinq kilomètres de Zorah, sa ville natale. A VU UNE FEMME ... DES PHILISTINS.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. AMENEZ-LA À MA FEMME. En Orient, les parents l'ont fait, le haras négocie encore dans de nombreux cas les alliances de mariage p... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. N'Y A-T-IL JAMAIS UNE FEMM... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT HIS FATHER AND HIS MOTHER KNEW NOT THAT IT WAS OF THE LORD, THAT HE SOUGHT AN OCCASION AGAINST THE PHILISTINES: FOR AT THAT TIME THE PHILISTINES HAD DOMINION OVER ISRAEL._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Then went Samson down, and his father and his mother, to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath: and, behold, a young lion roared against him. UN JEUNE LION - Hébreu, un lion dans la fierté de sa jeunesse. Les cols sauvages de Juda étaient des repaires de bêtes sauvages; et la plupart, ou... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. L'ESPRIT DU SEIGNEUR EST VENU PUISSAMMENT SUR LUI , [ watitsªlach (H6743)] - fente, cassée par; utilisé spécia... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he went down, and talked with the woman; and she pleased Samson well. PARLÉ AVEC LA FEMME - i: e., l'a épousée; car l'entretien entre les jeunes de sexes différents est extrêmement rare et limité en Orient, et généralement après qu'ils sont fiancés.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion. APRÈS UN CERTAIN TEMPS, IL EST RETOURNÉ LA PRENDRE - probablement après un an, l'intervalle habituel entre les cérémonies de... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND HE TOOK THEREOF IN HIS HANDS, AND WENT ON EATING, AND CAME TO HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, AND HE GAVE THEM, AND THEY DID EAT: BUT HE TOLD NOT THEM THAT HE HAD TAKEN THE HONEY OUT OF THE CARCASE OF THE LION._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So his father went down unto the woman: and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do. SON PÈRE EST DESCENDU. Le père est mentionné comme le chef et le représentant des parents de Samson. SAMSON Y A ORGANISÉ UNE FÊTE. La fête du mariage a duré une semaine. Les hommes et les fem... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THEY SAW HIM, THAT THEY BROUGHT THIRTY COMPANIONS TO BE WITH HIM._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: JE VAIS MAINTENANT PROPOSER UNE ÉNIGME. Les énigmes sont un amusement orienta... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT IF YE CANNOT DECLARE IT ME, THEN SHALL YE GIVE ME THIRTY SHEETS AND THIRTY CHANGE OF GARMENTS. AND THEY SAID UNTO HIM, PUT FORTH THY RIDDLE, THAT WE MAY HEAR IT._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. ELLE PLEURA DEVANT LUI PENDANT LES SEPT JOURS, PENDANT QUE LEUR FÊTE DURAIT. Trois jou... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THE MEN OF THE CITY SAID UNTO HIM ON THE SEVENTH DAY BEFORE THE SUN WENT DOWN, WHAT IS SWEETER THAN HONEY? AND WHAT IS STRONGER THAN A LION? AND HE SAID UNTO THEM, IF YE HAD NOT PLOWED WITH MY HEIFER, YE HAD NOT FOUND OUT MY RIDDLE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. JE SUIS ALLÉ À ASHKELON, ET A TUÉ TRENTE H... [ Continuer la lecture ]
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. SON COMPAGNON, QU'IL AVAIT UTILISÉ COMME SON AMI - i: e., 'l'ami de l'époux', qui était le médium de communication pendant les festivités entre lui et son épouse; et dont l'acceptation de sa main, par conséquent, était... [ Continuer la lecture ]