...thirty companion» to be with him. And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you. in admiration, because of advantage. But beloved, remember &c. Ju. xiv. 11, 12. " She" (" the king' г daughter") shall be brought unto the king in raiment of...

...as he would tear a kid, when he turned aside to see it, behold a swarm of bees and honey in it ! " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." Out of grief, misfortune, bereavement, the poet brings gladness, profit, consolation. There is no romance,...

...and thirty change of garments." On being requested to put forth the riddle, he announced it thus : " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." Three days passed away, and no one was yet able to furnish the solution. The means -which were taken...

...honey ; and upon this circumstance founded the riddle with which he challenged the Egyptians : — " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness !" (Judges, xiv. 14.) The lion was a peculiar object of veneration and regard among the Egyptians :...

...garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. ],5 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that...

...in case they resolved it, he would bestow upon them thirty sheets and thirty changes of raiment : " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." For some time they were absolutely puzzled how to resolve the difficulty ; but Samson having improvidently...

...wagering thirty shirts and as many suits of clothes that they could not guess it in seven days : " Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness." The secret of his riddle being betrayed to them by his bride, Samson reproached them with ploughing...

...number of coats. They answered him : Put forth the riddle that we may hear it. 14 And he said to them : Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle. 15 And when the seventh day came, they said to...

...shirts ; but if they could not, they were to forfeit the like to him. The words of the riddle were, ' Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness ;' which so puzzled the young men, that they could not for their hearts devise what it meant; and therefore...

...garments. And they said unto him, Put forth thy riddle, that we may hear it. ~ 14 And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they <;cruld -not in three days expound the riddle. > Gen. jd». 22 ; 2 Kings v. 22.xvi. 5. -f...