Hakim-hakim 13:1

Samson’s Birth

13:1 The Israelites again did evil in the Lord’s sight, ¹  so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

Hakim-hakim 14:4

14:4 Now his father and mother did not realize this was the Lord’s doing, ²  because he was looking for an opportunity to stir up trouble with the Philistines ³  (for at that time the Philistines were ruling Israel).

[13:1]  ¹ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[14:4]  ² tn Heb “this was from the LORD.”

[14:4]  ³ tn Heb “for an opportunity he was seeking from the Philistines.”