...her countrymen 18 And the people 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 you hadn't plowed with my heifer you wouldn't have found out my riddle!" 19...

...On the seventh day, before sunset, thus apparently making the deadline, they said to him (Samson), "What is sweeter than honey and what is stronger than a lion?" Samson responded by noting that had they not "ploughed with his heifer" they would not have guessed...

...day he told her, and she told the riddle to the young men of the Philistines. Ah, they told him, "Now what is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion?" Samson knew that his bride had betrayed him, and he said, "If ye had not plowed with my heifer, you...

...explained the riddle to her countrymen. On the seventh day, before the sunset, the townsmen said to him: 'What is sweeter than honey, And what is stronger than a lion?' (Judg. 14.17-18) In the episode with the Timnite woman the narrator builds suspense, never revealing...

...explained the riddle to her countrymen. On the seventh day, before the sunset, the townsmen said to him: "What is sweeter than honey, And what is stronger than a lion?" Angrily, he responded: "Had you not plowed with my young cow, You would not have guessed my riddle!"...

...displayed by man. Some examples of this are: 1 - Lions are mentioned in the Bible for their strength, "...What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion?" (Judges 14; 18). 2 - Their boldness, "And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a...

...sons of her people. I181 And the men of the city said to him, on the seventh day before the sun set, 'What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion?' 20 1 . To these texts might be added Judg. 1 5, which contains several episodes that could be interpreted...

...from the strong' in Judges 14: 14 gives insight into the significance of honey. The interpretation 'what is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?' tell of the necessity of engaging the strong in warfare to obtain the best in life. Samson killed the...

...came forth sweetness" — could not be solved by the Philistines; but Delilah worried it from him: "What is sweeter than honey? and what is stronger than a lion?" (Judges 14:18). Aykroyd adds: "The designers of the emblem ignored the fact that the source of sweetness...

...and thus awaken reflexion. The answer to this riddle was in turn given (v.1B) as a riddle, namely, ' What is sweeter than honey, and what is stronger than a lion ? ' Once more, the words ' T|ie horseleech hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three...