Treasury of Scripture Knowledge So she wept before him the seven days of the feast: and, at length, on the seventh day, as she was troublesome to him, he expounded it. And she immediately told her countrymen. Judges 16:6,13,16 And Dalila said to Samson: Tell me, I beseech thee, wherein thy greatest strength lieth, and what it is, wherewith if thou wert bound, thou couldst not break loose. . . . Genesis 3:6 And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband, who did eat. Job 2:9 And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die. Proverbs 7:21 Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds, Luke 11:8 Yet if he shall continue knocking, I say to you, although he will not rise and give him because he is his friend; yet, because of his importunity, he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. Luke 18:4,5 And he would not for a long time. But afterwards he said within himself: Although I fear not God nor regard man, . . . and she told Proverbs 2:16,17 And forsaketh the guide of her youth, . . . Context Samson's Riddle…16So she wept before Samson and complained, saying: Thou hatest me, and dost not love me: therefore thou wilt not expound to me the riddle, which thou hast proposed to the sons of my people. But he answered: I would not tell it to my father and mother: and how can I tell it to thee? 17So she wept before him the seven days of the feast: and, at length, on the seventh day, as she was troublesome to him, he expounded it. And she immediately told her countrymen.18And they, on the seventh day before the sun went down, said to him: What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them: If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle.… Cross References Judges 14:16 So she wept before Samson and complained, saying: Thou hatest me, and dost not love me: therefore thou wilt not expound to me the riddle, which thou hast proposed to the sons of my people. But he answered: I would not tell it to my father and mother: and how can I tell it to thee? Judges 14:18 And they, on the seventh day before the sun went down, said to him: What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them: If you had not ploughed with my heifer, you had not found out my riddle. Lexicon She weptוַתֵּ֤בְךְּ (wat·tê·ḇək) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1058: To weep, to bemoan the whole seven שִׁבְעַ֣ת (šiḇ·‘aṯ) Number - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number days הַיָּמִ֔ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day of the feast, הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה (ham·miš·teh) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4960: Drink, drinking, a banquet, feast and finally וַיְהִ֣י ׀ (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be on the seventh הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י (haš·šə·ḇî·‘î) Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7637: Seventh (an ordinal number) day, בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day because כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction she had pressed him so much, הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ (hĕ·ṣî·qaṯ·hū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6693: To constrain, bring into straits, press upon he told וַיַּגֶּד־ (way·yag·geḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous her [the answer]. לָהּ֙ (lāh) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew And in turn she explained וַתַּגֵּ֥ד (wat·tag·gêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous the riddle הַחִידָ֖ה (ha·ḥî·ḏāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 2420: A riddle, an enigmatic, perplexing saying or question to her people. לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son Additional Translations She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore on him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. And she wept before him the seven days, during which their banquet lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she troubled him; and she told it to the children of her people. And she wept before him the seven days, while they had the feast. And it came to pass on the seventh day, that he explained it to her, for she pressed him. And she explained the riddle to the children of her people. And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him sore: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she urged him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people. She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it happened on the seventh day, that he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people. And she weepeth for it the seven days in which their banquet hath been, and it cometh to pass on the seventh day that he declareth it to her, for she hath distressed him; and she declareth the riddle to the sons of her people. 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