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Judges 14:17
New English Translation
Judges 14:17
New English Translation
17 She cried on his shoulder[a] until the party was almost over.[b] Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much.[c] Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle.[d]
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- Judges 14:17 tn Heb “on him.”
- Judges 14:17 tn Heb “the seven days [during] which they held the party.” This does not mean she cried for the entire seven days; v. 15 indicates otherwise. She cried for the remainder of the seven day period, beginning on the fourth day.
- Judges 14:17 tn Heb “because she forced him.”
- Judges 14:17 tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”
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