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# General Information:
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Samson tells his riddle. Since it is supposed to be hard to understand, do not translate it in a way that people will immediately know what it means.
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# Out of the eater was something to eat
"Out of the eater came something to eat" or "Something to eat came out of something that eats"
# the eater
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The noun "eater" can be expressed as a verb phrase. Alternate translation: "the thing that eats"
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# out of the strong was something sweet
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"out of the strong came something sweet" or "Something that is sweet came out of something that is strong"
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# the strong
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This refers to something that is strong. Alternate translation: "the strong thing" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-nominaladj]])
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# his guests
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"the men at his feast"
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# could not find the answer
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Here figuring out the answer to the riddle is spoke of as if it were something hidden that the guest had to search for and find. Alternate translation: "could not figure out the answer" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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