Judges 14:18 Hebrew Word Analysis

15And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרh559
1לוֹ֩h0
2אַנְשֵׁ֨יh376
3of the cityהָעִ֜ירh5892
4dayבַּיּ֣וֹםh3117
5unto him on the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יh7637
6בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙h2962
7went downיָבֹ֣אh935
8before the sunהַחַ֔רְסָהh2775
9מַהh4100
10What is sweeterמָּת֣וֹקh4966
11than honeyמִדְּבַ֔שׁh1706
12וּמֶ֥הh4100
13and what is strongerעַ֖זh5794
14than a lionמֵֽאֲרִ֑יh738
15And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרh559
16לָהֶ֔םh0
17unto them Ifלוּלֵא֙h3884
18ye had not plowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣םh2790
19with my heiferבְּעֶגְלָתִ֔יh5697
20לֹ֥אh3808
21ye had not found outמְצָאתֶ֖םh4672
22my riddleחִֽידָתִֽי׃h2420

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion? and he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then on the seventh day, before he went into the bride's room, the men of the town said to him, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If you had not been ploughing with my cow you would not have got the answer to my question.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, "What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?" And he said to them, "If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle."

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? And he said to them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.

World English Bible (WEB)

The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion? He said to them, If you hadn't plowed with my heifer, You wouldn't have found out my riddle.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And the men of the city say to him on the seventh day, before the sun goeth in: -- `What `is' sweeter than honey? And what stronger than a lion?' And he saith to them: `Unless ye had ploughed with my heifer, Ye had not found out my riddle.'