Judges 14:12–13
¶ 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:
¶ And Samson said vnto them, I will now put foorth a riddle vnto you: if you can certeinly declare it me, within the seuen dayes of the feast, and finde it out, then I will giue you thirtie ‖sheetes, and thirtie change of garments:
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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.
But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall yee giue me thirtie sheetes, and thirtie change of garments. And they said vnto him, Put foorth thy riddle, that we may heare it.
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- 1 Kings 10:1Rank 1 from verse 12
- Ezekiel 17:2Rank 2 from verse 12
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- 2 Kings 5:22Rank 4 from verse 12
22And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying, Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments.
22And he said, All is well: my master hath sent me, saying, Behold, euen now there be come to mee from mount Ephraim two yong men, of the sonnes of the Prophets: Giue them, I pray thee, a talent of siluer, and two changes of garments.
- 2 Kings 5:5Rank 5 from verse 12
5And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
5And the king of Syria said, Goe to, Goe, and I will send a letter vnto the king of Israel. And hee departed, and tooke †with him ten talents of siluer, and sixe thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment.
- Proverbs 1:6Rank 6 from verse 12
- 1 Corinthians 13:12Rank 7 from verse 12
- Ezekiel 20:49Rank 8 from verse 12
- John 16:29Rank 10 from verse 12
- Matthew 13:34Rank 11 from verse 12
- Matthew 6:19Rank 12 from verse 12
- 2 Chronicles 7:8Rank 13 from verse 12
8¶ Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt.
8¶ Also at the same time Solomon kept the feast seuen dayes, and all Israel with him, a very great Congregation, from the entring in of Hamath, vnto the *Riuer of Egypt.
- Genesis 29:27–28Rank 14 from verse 12
27Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years.
28And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
27Fulfill her weeke, and wee will giue thee this also, for the seruice which thou shalt serue with mee, yet seuen other yeeres.
28And Iacob did so, and fulfilled her weeke: and he gaue him Rachel his daughter to wife also.
- Mark 14:51–52Rank 16 from verse 12
51And there followed him a certain young man, having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men laid hold on him:
52And he left the linen cloth, and fled from them naked.
51And there followed him a certaine yong man, hauing a linnen cloth cast about his naked body, and the yong men laid hold on him.
52And he left the linnen cloth, and fled from them naked.
- Matthew 13:13Rank 17 from verse 12
- Matthew 27:28Rank 18 from verse 12
- Psalms 49:4Rank 19 from verse 12
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Judges 14:12
Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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A dark saying, enigma, or puzzling question.
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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Surely, truly, definitely, or without doubt.
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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
Sense 1: A large or special meal, often connected with an appointed celebration. Sense 2: As a verb, to eat or entertain at such a meal.
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To discover, meet with, obtain, perceive, or learn by search or experience.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.
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Articles of cloth or clothing.
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Sense 1: To make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another. Sense 2: An alteration, exchange, replacement, or transition from one state to another.
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Articles of clothing; collectively, clothing or dress.
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DEFINED WORDS
Judges 14:13
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.
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Is unable to; is not able to.
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To make known, tell, announce, proclaim, explain, show, or state plainly.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
To grant, hand, offer, supply, yield, or cause to have.
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The number equal to three tens, following twenty-nine and preceding thirty-one.
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Articles of cloth or clothing.
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Sense 1: To make or become different; to alter, exchange, replace, or pass from one state to another. Sense 2: An alteration, exchange, replacement, or transition from one state to another.
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Articles of clothing; collectively, clothing or dress.
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Spoke, declared, reported, commanded, or expressed in words.
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To place, set, lay, appoint, bring into a condition, or cause to be.
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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.
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A dark saying, enigma, or puzzling question.
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Sense 1: To perceive sound or spoken words. Sense 2: To receive or learn by report. Sense 3: To listen to, regard, or heed. Sense 4: To attend favourably to a request.
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11And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.
11And it came to passe when they saw him, that they brought thirtie companions to be with him.
12¶ 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:
12¶ And Samson said vnto them, I will now put foorth a riddle vnto you: if you can certeinly declare it me, within the seuen dayes of the feast, and finde it out, then I will giue you thirtie ‖sheetes, and thirtie change of garments:
Selected passage13But 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.
13But if ye cannot declare it me, then shall yee giue me thirtie sheetes, and thirtie change of garments. And they said vnto him, Put foorth thy riddle, that we may heare it.
Selected passage14And 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.
14And hee said vnto them, Out of the eater came foorth meate, aud out of the strong came foorth sweetnesse. And they could not in three dayes expound the riddle.