Judges 14:9
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And when he had taken it in his hands, he went on eating: and coming to his father and mother, he gave them of it, and they ate: but he would not tell them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.

Judges 14:8
And after some days, returning to take her, he went aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, and a honey-comb.

Judges 14:10
So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do.

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And when he had taken it in his hands, he went on eating: and coming to his father and mother, he gave them of it, and they ate: but he would not tell them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.

1 Samuel 14:25-30 And all the common people came into a forest, in which there was honey upon the ground. . . .

Proverbs 25:15 By patience a prince shall be appeased, and a soft tongue shall break hardness.

Context
Samson's Riddle
8And after some days, returning to take her, he went aside to see the carcass of the lion, and behold there was a swarm of bees in the mouth of the lion, and a honey-comb. 9And when he had taken it in his hands, he went on eating: and coming to his father and mother, he gave them of it, and they ate: but he would not tell them that he had taken the honey from the body of the lion.10So his father went down to the woman, and made a feast for his son Samson: for so the young men used to do.…
Lexicon
So he scooped
וַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּ (way·yir·dê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off

some honey into
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

his hands
כַּפָּ֗יו (kap·pāw)
Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

and ate it
וְאָכֹ֔ל (wə·’ā·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

as he went along.
וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

When he returned
וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ (way·yê·leḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

his father
אָבִ֣יו (’ā·ḇîw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1: Father

and mother,
אִמּ֔וֹ (’im·mōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 517: A mother, )

he gave
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set

some to them
לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

and they ate it.
וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ (way·yō·ḵê·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

But he did not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

tell
הִגִּ֣יד (hig·gîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous

them
לָהֶ֔ם (lā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

that
כִּ֛י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

he had taken
רָדָ֥ה (rā·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7287: To tread down, subjugate, to crumble off

the honey
הַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ (had·də·ḇāš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1706: Honey, syrup

from the lion’s
הָאַרְיֵ֖ה (hā·’ar·yêh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 738: A lion

carcass.
מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת (mig·gə·wî·yaṯ)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1472: A body, corpse


Additional Translations
So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. When he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.And he took thereof in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they did eat: but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.

And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

And he took it into his hands, and went on eating, and he went to his father and his mother, and gave to them, and they did eat; but he told them not that he took the honey out of the mouth of the lion.

and he took it out in his hands, and went on, and ate as he went. And he came to his father and to his mother, and gave them, and they ate; but he did not tell them that he had taken the honey out of the carcase of the lion.

And he took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went, and he came to his father and mother, and gave unto them, and they did eat: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

And he took of it in his hands, and went on eating, and came to his father and mother, and he gave them, and they ate: but he told them not that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion.

He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn't tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.

And he taketh it down on to his hands, and goeth on, going and eating; and he goeth unto his father, and unto his mother, and giveth to them, and they eat, and he hath not declared to them that from the body of the lion he took down the honey.
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