Judges 15:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.”

Judges 15:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Judges 15:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Judges 15:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, Samson visited his wife with a young goat. He said, “I will go in to my wife’s room.” But her father wouldn’t allow him to go in.”

Judges 15:1 — World English Bible

Judges 15:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But it came to pass after a while, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. ”

Judges 15:1 — American Standard Version

Judges 15:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, after <FI>some<Fi> days, in the days of wheat-harvest, that Samson looketh after his wife, with a kid of the goats, and saith, `I go in unto my wife, to the inner chamber;' and her father hath not permitted him to go in,”

Judges 15:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Judges 15:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass after a time, in the days of the wheat-harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid of the goats. And he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber; but her father would not suffer him to go in. ”

Judges 15:1 — Darby Translation

Judges 15:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But within a while after, in the time of wheate haruest, Samson visited his wife with a kid, saying, I wil go in to my wife into the chamber: but her father would not suffer him to goe in.”

Judges 15:1 — Geneva Bible

Judges 15:1 in Context — Judges 15

1 But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in.

2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

3 And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure.

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What Does Judges 15:1 Mean?

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