14:10 Then Samson’s father accompanied him to Timnah for the marriage. 4 Samson hosted a party 5 there, for this was customary for bridegrooms 6 to do.
16:1 Samson went to Gaza. There he saw a prostitute and went in to have sex with her. 7
17:7 There was a young man from Bethlehem 8 in Judah. He was a Levite who had been temporarily residing among the tribe of Judah. 9
21:4 The next morning the people got up early and built an altar there. They offered up burnt sacrifices and token of peace. 12
1 tn Heb “fled and ran away and went.”
2 tn Heb “from before.”
3 tn Heb “his brother.”
4 tn Heb “And his father went down to the woman.”
5 tn Or “[wedding] feast.”
6 tn Heb “the young men.”
7 tn Heb “and he went in to her.” The idiom בּוֹא אֶל (bo’ ’el, “to go to”) often has sexual connotations.
10 map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.
11 tn Heb “There was a young man from Bethlehem of Judah, from the tribe of Judah, and he was a Levite, and he was temporarily residing there.”
13 tn Heb “and the man arose to go.”
14 tn Heb “his father-in-law persuaded him and he again spent the night there.”
16 tn Or “peace offerings.”
19 tn Or “when the people were mustered.”
20 tn Heb “and look.”