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Judges 14 General Notes
Structure and formatting
The account of Samson continues in this chapter.
Some translations prefer to set apart quotations. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 14:14, 18, which are important quotations.
Special concepts in this chapter
Intermarriage
It was considered sinful for an Israel to marry a Canaanite or anyone from a different people group. This is why Samson's parents did not want him to marry a Philistine woman. They use rhetorical questions to convince him that he is sinning. This woman caused Samson many problems. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/sin and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)