Judges 14:17

14:17 She cried on his shoulder ¹  until the party was almost over. ²  Finally, on the seventh day, he told her because she had nagged him so much. ³  Then she told the young men the solution to the riddle. ⁴ 

[14:17]  ¹ tn Heb “on him.”

[14:17]  ² 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]  ³ tn Heb “because she forced him.”

[14:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “she told the riddle to the sons of her people.”