Study it in the app“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 you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have found out my riddle.””
And the menוַ אַנְשֵׁיof the cityהָעִירsaidיֹּאמְרוּto himלוֹon the seventhבַּ הַשְּׁבִיעִיdayיּוֹםbeforeבְּטֶרֶםthe sunהַחַרְסָהwent down,יָבֹא“Whatמַהissweeterמָּתוֹקthan honey,מִדְּבַשׁandוּwhatמֶהisstrongerעַזthan a lion?”מֵאֲרִיAnd he saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“If you had notלוּלֵאplowedחֲרַשְׁתֶּםwith my heifer,בְּעֶגְלָתִיyou would notלֹאhave found outמְצָאתֶםmy riddle.”חִידָתִי
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsseventh
Seventh.
Where else “shevii” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appearsnot yet, before
Not yet; before.
Where else “terem” appearssun
The star that lights the day and warms the earth.
Where else “charsa” appearsset
For the sun to set.
Where else “yavo” appearssweet
Sweet; what is sweet.
Where else “matok” appearshoney
Honey; also sweet fruit syrup.
Where else “devash” appearsstrong
Having strength to prevail: an enemy, a people or a border hard to overcome.
Where else “az” appearslion
Lion.
Where else “ari” appearsif not, unless
If not, unless, were it not that.
Where else “lule” appearsplow
To drive the plow, opening furrows in the soil.
Where else “charashtem” appearsheifer
A young cow.
Where else “eglati” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “metsatem” appearsriddle
Riddle: an obscure saying that must be worked out; a puzzle.
Where else “chidati” appears17She wept over him the seven days that they had the feast; and it happened on the seventh day that he explained it to her, because she pressed him hard; and she explained the riddle to the sons of her people.
18 · This verse (above)
19Then the spirit of YHWH came powerfully upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them, took what they had on, and gave the changes of clothes to those who had explained the riddle. And his anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.
