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# Samson went down to Timnah
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The phrase "went down" is used here because Timnah is lower in elevation than where his father's house was. Timah is the name of a city in the Sorek Valley. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# one of the daughters of the Philistines
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The word "daughter" is a polite way to refer to a young, unmarried woman. AT: "one of the unmarried women among the Philistine people" or "a Philistine girl" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# Now get her for me to be my wife
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This is an idiom. Samson was demanding his parents to speak to the Philistine woman's parents about marriage. AT: "Now arrange for her to become my wife" or "Make the arrangements for me to marry her" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/samson]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/philistines]] |