Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well .
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Gill's Exposition
Then his father and his mother said unto him,.... What he might expect, and doubtless did expect:
is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest…
Barnes' Notes
The uncircumcised Philistines - Compare 1Sa 14:6; 1Sa 17:26; 1Sa 31:4, for a similar use of the term as one of reproach. Also Act 11:3.
Here, I. Samson, under the extraordinary guidance of Providence, seeks an occasion of quarrelling with the Philistines, by joining in affinity with them - a strange method, but the truth is Samson was…
Cambridge Bible
It was the father's business to arrange a marriage and the amount of the dowry, e.g. Gen 24:2 ff; Gen 34:4; Gen 38:6. Hence the father alone is named in clause b; in cl. athe words and his motherlook…
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