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Judges 14:12

WEB

12Samson said to them, “Let me tell you a riddle now. If you can tell me the answer within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;

KJV

12¶ And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:

BSB

12“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.

FBV

12“[+] Let me pose a riddle to you,” Samson said to them. “If you can find its meaning and explain it to me during the seven days of the party, I'll give you thirty linen cloaks and thirty sets of clothes.

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Extra References

1 Kings 10:1

1When the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the LORD’s name, she came to test him with hard questions.

Genesis 45:22

22He gave each one of them changes of clothing, but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces of silver and five changes of clothing.

Ezekiel 17:2

2“Son of man, tell a riddle, and speak a parable to the house of Israel;

2 Kings 5:5

5The king of Syria said, “Go now, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.” He departed, and took with him ten talents[+] of silver, six thousand pieces of gold, and ten changes of clothing.

Proverbs 1:6

6to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.

2 Kings 5:22

22He said, “All is well. My master has sent me, saying, ‘Behold, even now two young men of the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent[+] of silver and two changes of clothing.’”

Matthew 6:19

19“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal;

Ezekiel 20:49

49Then I said, “Ah Lord GOD! They say of me, ‘Isn’t he a speaker of parables?’”

James 5:2

2Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

John 16:29

29His disciples said to him, “Behold, now you are speaking plainly, and using no figures of speech.