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Judges 14:4

NETBible	Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing,¹ because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines² (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).
NIV © biblegateway Jdg 14:4	(His parents did not know that this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to confront the Philistines; for at that time they were ruling over Israel.)
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 14:4	However, his father and mother did not know that it was of the LORD, for He was seeking an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.
NLT © biblegateway Jdg 14:4	His father and mother didn’t realize the LORD was at work in this, creating an opportunity to disrupt the Philistines, who ruled over Israel at that time.
MSG © biblegateway Jdg 14:4	(His father and mother had no idea that GOD was behind this, that he was arranging an opportunity against the Philistines. At the time the Philistines lorded it over Israel.)
BBE © SABDAweb Jdg 14:4	Now his father and mother had no knowledge that this was the purpose of the Lord, who had the destruction of the Philistines in mind. Now the Philistines at that time were ruling over Israel.
NRSV © bibleoremus Jdg 14:4	His father and mother did not know that this was from the LORD; for he was seeking a pretext to act against the Philistines. At that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
NKJV © biblegateway Jdg 14:4	But his father and mother did not know that it was of the LORD––that He was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
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KJV	But his father <01> and his mother <0517> knew <03045> (8804) not that it [was] of the LORD <03068>_, that he sought <01245> (8764) an occasion <08385> against the Philistines <06430>_: for at that time <06256> the Philistines <06430> had dominion <04910> (8802) over Israel <03478>_.
NASB © biblegateway Jdg 14:4	However, his father <01> and mother <0517> did not know <03045> that it was of the LORD <03068> , for He was seeking <01245> an occasion <08385> against <04480> the Philistines <06430> . Now at that time <06256> the Philistines <06430> were ruling <04910> over Israel <03478> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM pathr <3962> N-NSM autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ h <3588> T-NSF mhthr <3384> N-NSF autou <846> D-GSM ouk <3364> ADV egnwsan <1097> V-AAI-3P oti <3754> CONJ para <3844> PREP kuriou <2962> N-GSM estin <1510> V-PAI-3S oti <3754> CONJ antapodoma {N-ASN} autov <846> D-NSM ekzhtei <1567> V-PAI-3S ek <1537> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM allofulwn <246> A-GPM kai <2532> CONJ en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSM kairw <2540> N-DSM ekeinw <1565> D-DSM allofuloi <246> A-NPM ekurieuon <2961> V-IAI-3P twn <3588> T-GPM uiwn <5207> N-GPM israhl <2474> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	Now his father <01> and mother <0517> did not <03808> realize <03045> this <03588> was <01931> the Lord’s <03068> doing, because <03588> he was <01931> looking <01245> for an opportunity <08385> to stir up trouble with the Philistines <06430> (for at that time <06256> the Philistines <06430> were ruling <04910> Israel <03478> ).
HEBREW	P larvyb <03478> Mylsm <04910> Mytslp <06430> ayhh <01931> tebw <06256> Mytslpm <06430> sqbm <01245> awh <01931> hnat <08385> yk <03588> ayh <01931> hwhym <03068> yk <03588> wedy <03045> al <03808> wmaw <0517> wybaw (14:4) <01>

NETBible

Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing,¹ because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines² (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”

²tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”