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The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” He said to them, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have found out my riddle.”

Judges 14:18 · WEB

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ગુજરાતીન્યાયાધીશો ૧૪:૧૮
અને નગરના લોકોએ તેને કહ્યું, “સાતમે દિવસે સૂર્યાસ્ત થયા અગાઉ નગરના લોકોએ તેને કહ્યું, “મધ કરતાં મીઠું શું છે? સિંહ કરતાં બળવાન શું છે?” સામસૂને તેઓને કહ્યું, “જો તમે મારી વાછરડી થી ખેડ્યું ન હોત, તો તમે મારા ઉખાણાનો જવાબ શોધી શક્યા ન હોત.”
हिन्दीन्यायियों १४:१८
तब सातवें दिन सूर्य डूबने न पाया कि उस नगर के मनुष्यों ने शिमशोन से कहा, “मधु से अधिक क्या मीठा? और सिंह से अधिक क्या बलवन्त है?” उसने उनसे कहा, “यदि तुम मेरी बछिया को हल में न जोतते, तो मेरी पहेली को कभी न समझते”

In context

16Samson’s wife wept before him, and said, “You just hate me, and don’t love me. You’ve told a riddle to the children of my people, and haven’t told it to me.” He said to her, “Behold, I haven’t told my father or my mother, so why should I tell you?”

17She wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted; and on the seventh day, he told her, because she pressed him severely; and she told the riddle to the children of her people.

18The men of the city said to him on the seventh day before the sun went down, “What is sweeter than honey? What is stronger than a lion?” He said to them, “If you hadn’t plowed with my heifer, you wouldn’t have found out my riddle.”

19The LORD’s Spirit came mightily on him, and he went down to Ashkelon and struck thirty men of them. He took their plunder, then gave the changes of clothing to those who declared the riddle. His anger burned, and he went up to his father’s house.

20But Samson’s wife was given to his companion, who had been his friend.

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