Judges 16:16

16:16 She nagged him ¹  every day and pressured him until he was sick to death of it. ² 

Judges 14:17

14:17 She cried on his shoulder ³  until the party was almost over. ⁴  Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. ⁵  Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. ⁶ 

[16:16]  ¹ tn Heb “forced him with her words.”

[16:16]  ² tn Heb “and his spirit was short [i.e., impatient] to the point of death.”

[14:17]  ³ tn Heb “on him.”

[14:17]  ⁴ 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.

[14:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “because she forced him.”

[14:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”