Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And his wife answered him: If the Lord had a mind to kill us, he would not have received a holocaust and libations at our hands; neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor have told us the things that are to come. his wife Ecclesiastes 4:9,10 It is better therefore that two should be together, than one: for they have the advantage of their society: . . . 1 Corinthians 12:21 And the eye cannot say to the hand: I need not thy help. Nor again the head to the feet: I have no need of you. he would not Genesis 4:4,5 Abel also offered of the firstlings of his flock, and of their fat: and the Lord had respect to Abel, and to his offerings. . . . Psalm 86:17 Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me. he have shewed Psalm 25:14 The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them. Psalm 27:13 I believe to see the good things of the Lord in the land of the living. Proverbs 3:32 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed. John 14:20,23 In that day you shall know that I am in my Father: and you in me, and I in you. . . . John 15:15 I will not now call you servants: for the servant knoweth not what his lord doth. But I have called you friends. because all things, whatsoever I have heard of my Father, I have made known to you. Context The Birth of Samson…22And he said to his wife: We shall certainly die, because we have seen God. 23And his wife answered him: If the Lord had a mind to kill us, he would not have received a holocaust and libations at our hands; neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor have told us the things that are to come.24And she bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the Lord blessed him.… Cross References Psalm 25:14 The Lord is a firmament to them that fear him: and his covenant shall be made manifest to them. Judges 13:24 And she bore a son, and called his name Samson. And the child grew, and the Lord blessed him. Lexicon But his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female replied, וַתֹּ֧אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “If לוּ֩ (lū) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 3863: If, would that! the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had intended חָפֵ֨ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to kill us, לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ (la·hă·mî·ṯê·nū) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill He would not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no have accepted לָקַ֤ח (lā·qaḥ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3947: To take the burnt offering עֹלָ֣ה (‘ō·lāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5930: Whole burnt offering and the grain offering וּמִנְחָ֔ה (ū·min·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering from our hands, מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ (mî·yā·ḏê·nū) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand nor would He וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no have shown הֶרְאָ֖נוּ (her·’ā·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see us all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every these things אֵ֑לֶּה (’êl·leh) Pronoun - common plural Strong's Hebrew 428: These, those or spoken הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ (hiš·mî·‘ā·nū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 8085: To hear intelligently to us וְכָעֵ֕ת (wə·ḵā·‘êṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular Strong's Hebrew 6256: Time, now, when this way.” כָּזֹֽאת׃ (kā·zōṯ) Preposition-k | Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Additional Translations But his wife replied, “If the LORD had intended to kill us, He would not have accepted the burnt offering and the grain offering from our hands, nor would He have shown us all these things or spoken to us this way.”But his wife said to him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meat offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us such things as these. But his wife said unto him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these. But his wife said to him, If the Lord were pleased to slay us, he would not have received of our hand a whole-burnt-offering and a meat-offering; and he would not have shewn us all these things, neither would he have caused us to hear all these things as at this time. But his wife said to him, If Jehovah were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and an oblation at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would he at this time have told us [such things] as these. But his wife said unto him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would at this time have told us such things as these. But his wife said to him, If the LORD were pleased to kill us, he would not have received a burnt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands, neither would he have showed us all these things, nor would, as at this time, have told us such things as these. But his wife said to him, "If Yahweh were pleased to kill us, he wouldn't have received a burnt offering and a meal offering at our hand, neither would he have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these." And his wife saith to him, 'If Jehovah were desirous to put us to death, He had not received from our hands burnt-offering and present, nor shewed us all these things, nor as at this time caused us to hear anything like this.' 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