New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So the men of the city said to 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 to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, You would not have found out my riddle."King James Bible
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. American King James Version
And the men of the city said to 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 to them, If you had not plowed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle. American Standard Version
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. Douay-Rheims Bible
And they on the seventh day before the sun went down said to him: What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them: If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle. Darby Bible Translation
And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle." English Revised Version
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. Webster's Bible Translation
And the men of the city said to 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 to them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle. World English Bible
The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" He said to them, "If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, you wouldn't have found out my riddle." Young's Literal Translation
And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: -- 'What is sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?' And he saith to them: 'Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.' Apocalypsis 22:21 Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
et illi dixerunt ei die septimo ante solis occubitum quid dulcius melle et quid leone fortius qui ait ad eos si non arassetis in vitula mea non invenissetis propositionem meam Jueces 14:18 Spanish: La Biblia de las Américas (©1997)
Y al séptimo día, antes de ponerse el sol, los hombres de la ciudad le dijeron: ¿Qué es más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué es más fuerte que un león? Y él les dijo: Si no hubiereis arado con mi novilla, no habríais descubierto mi enigma. Jueces 14:18 Spanish: La Nueva Biblia de los Hispanos (©2005)
Y al séptimo día, antes de ponerse el sol, los hombres de la ciudad le dijeron: "¿Qué es más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué es más fuerte que un león?" Y Sansón les contestó: "Si no hubieran arado con mi novilla, No habrían descubierto mi adivinanza." Jueces 14:18 Spanish: Reina Valera (1909)
Y al séptimo día, antes que el sol se pusiese, los de la ciudad le dijeron: ¿Qué cosa más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué cosa más fuerte que el león? Si no araseis con mi novilla, Nunca hubierais descubierto mi enigma. Jueces 14:18 Spanish: Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Y al séptimo día, antes que el sol se pusiese, los de la ciudad le dijeron: ¿Qué cosa hay más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué cosa hay más fuerte que el león? Y él les respondió: Si no araseis con mi novilla, nunca hubierais descubierto mi enigma. Jueces 14:18 Spanish: Modern
Y al séptimo día, antes de la puesta del sol, los hombres de la ciudad le contestaron: --¿Qué cosa es más dulce que la miel? ¿Y qué cosa es más fuerte que el león? Él les respondió: --Si no hubierais arado con mi vaquilla, no habríais descubierto mi adivinanza. Juges 14:18 French: Louis Segond (1910)
Les gens de la ville dirent à Samson le septième jour, avant le coucher du soleil: Quoi de plus doux que le miel, et quoi de plus fort que le lion? Et il leur dit: Si vous n'aviez pas labouré avec ma génisse, vous n'auriez pas découvert mon énigme. Juges 14:18 French: Darby
Et le septième jour, avant que le soleil se couchât, les hommes de la ville lui dirent: Qu'y a-t-il de plus doux que le miel, et qu'y a-t-il de plus fort que le lion? Et il leur dit: Si vous n'aviez pas labouré avec ma génisse, vous n'auriez pas trouvé mon énigme. Juges 14:18 French: Martin (1744)
Les gens de la ville donc lui dirent au septième jour, avant que le soleil se couchât : Qu y a-t-il de plus doux que le miel, et qu'y a-t-il de plus fort que le lion? Et il leur dit : Si vous n'eussiez point labouré avec ma génisse vous n'eussiez point trouvé mon énigme. Juges 14:18 French: Ostervald (1744)
Les hommes de la ville lui dirent donc le septième jour, avant que le soleil se couchât: Quoi de plus doux que le miel, et quoi de plus fort que le lion? Et il leur dit: Si vous n'aviez pas labouré avec ma génisse, vous n'auriez pas trouvé mon énigme. Richter 14:18 German: Luther (1912)
Da sprachen die Männer der Stadt zu ihm am siebenten Tage, ehe die Sonne unterging: Was ist süßer den Honig? Was ist stärker denn der Löwe? Aber er sprach zu ihnen: Wenn ihr nicht hättet mit meinem Kalb gepflügt, ihr hättet mein Rätsel nicht getroffen. Richter 14:18 German: Luther (1545)
Richter 14:18 German: Elberfelder (1871)
Da sprachen die Männer der Stadt zu ihm am siebten Tage, ehe die Sonne unterging: Was ist süßer als Honig? und was ist stärker (O. grausamer) als der Löwe? Und er sprach zu ihnen: Wenn ihr nicht mit meinem Kalbe (Eig. mit meiner jungen Kuh) gepflügt hättet, so hättet ihr mein Rätsel nicht erraten. 士 師 記 14:18 Chinese Bible: Union (Traditional)
到 第 七 天 ， 日 頭 未 落 以 前 ， 那 城 裡 的 人 對 參 孫 說 ： 有 甚 麼 比 蜜 還 甜 呢 ？ 有 甚 麼 比 獅 子 還 強 呢 ？ 參 孫 對 他 們 說 ： 你 們 若 非 用 我 的 母 牛 犢 耕 地 ， 就 猜 不 出 我 謎 語 的 意 思 來 。 士 師 記 14:18 Chinese Bible: Union (Simplified)
到 第 七 天 ， 日 头 未 落 以 前 ， 那 城 里 的 人 对 参 孙 说 ： 有 甚 麽 比 蜜 还 甜 呢 ？ 有 甚 麽 比 狮 子 还 强 呢 ？ 参 孙 对 他 们 说 ： 你 们 若 非 用 我 的 母 牛 犊 耕 地 ， 就 猜 不 出 我 谜 语 的 意 思 来 。 士 師 記 14:18 Chinese Bible: NCV (Simplified)
到了第七天太阳未落以前，城里的人就对参孙说：“有什么比蜂蜜还甜呢？有什么比狮子还强呢？”参孙对他们说：“你们若不是用我的母牛犊耕田，你们就不会猜出我的谜语的意思来。” 士 師 記 14:18 Chinese Bible: NCV (Traditional)
到了第七天太陽未落以前，城裡的人就對參孫說：“有甚麼比蜂蜜還甜呢？有甚麼比獅子還強呢？”參孫對他們說：“你們若不是用我的母牛犢耕田，你們就不會猜出我的謎語的意思來。” 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
And the men
'enowsh (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
of the city
`iyr (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him on the seventh
shbiy`iy (sheb-ee-ee')
seventh -- seventh (time).
day
yowm (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
before the sun
cherec (kheh'-res)
from an unused root meaning to scrape; the itch; also the sun -- itch, sun.
went down
bow' (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
What is sweeter
mathowq (maw-thoke')
sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).
than honey
dbash (deb-ash')
honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syrup -- honey(-comb).
and what is stronger
`az (az)
strong, vehement, harsh -- fierce, + greedy, mighty, power, roughly, strong.
than a lion
'ariy (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
And he said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto them If
luwle' (loo-lay')
if not -- except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
ye had not plowed
charash (khaw-rash')
to scratch, i.e. (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material)
with my heifer
`eglah (eg-law')
a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer) -- calf, cow, heifer.
ye had not found out
matsa' (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
my riddle
chiydah (khee-daw')
a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim -- dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.; Judges 14:18 Multilingual Bible Juges 14:18 French Jueces 14:18 Biblia Paralela 士 師 記 14:18 Chinese Bible New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. ScriptureText.com Multilingual Bible | 
