Section 15:1-8

Samson took revenge for his wife

15:1a Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest,

After some time, during the wheat harvest,
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On another day, when ⌊the farmers⌋ were harvesting wheat,

15:1b Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife.

Samson took a young goat and went to see his wife.
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Samson went to visit his wife. He took a young goat with him ⌊as a gift⌋ .

15:1a-b (reordered)

Samson went to visit his wife again after some time. It was during the time of the wheat harvest. He took a young goat with him ⌊as a gift⌋ .
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Some time later, Samson went to attend to his wife. It was the time for harvesting wheat. He brought a young goat with him ⌊as a gift.⌋ .

15:1c “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said.

He said, “I will go in to my wife in her room/bedroom.”
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He said ⌊to his wife’s father⌋ , “Let me go to my wife in her room.”

15:1d But her father would not let him enter.

But her father did not allow Samson to enter.
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But her father did not let him go in.

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