Judges 14:9He took it into his hands, and went on, eating as he went; and he came to his father and mother, and gave to them, and they ate: but he didn't tell them that he had taken the honey out of the body of the lion.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1100 BC. Samson walks alone on the road to Timnah, carrying honeycomb from a lion's carcass he killed earlier. Modern-day Israel, between Jerusalem and the Mediterranean coast.
The emotion here: recording divine irony with concern
The original word
debash (דְּבַשׁ) — honey, symbol of sweetness but here from an unclean source
Why it matters
Touching a dead body made a Nazirite ceremonially unclean for seven days
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 14:9
Samson broke his Nazirite vow by touching the dead lion, but shared the contaminated honey
Common misconceptionMost see this as a sweet moment of sharing honey, but it's actually Samson contaminating his family with his own spiritual compromise.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 14:9
Bible Genome reading
Judges 14:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 14:9 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is joyful, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sharing, generosity. Notable phrases: took it into his hands; gave to them.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same joyful
“For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, …”
— Isaiah 9:6
“For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.”
— 1 Corinthians 15:22
“"Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?"”
— 1 Corinthians 15:55
“Rejoice always.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:16
“Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
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