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Judges 14:8

And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcase of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcase of the lion.

KJV

Et post aliquot dies revertens ut acciperet eam, declinavit ut videret cadaver leonis, et ecce examen apum in ore leonis erat ac favus mellis.

Vulgate

καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν μεθ’ ἡμέρας λαβεῖν αὐτήν· καὶ ἐξέκλινεν ἰδεῖν τὸ πτῶμα τοῦ λέοντος, καὶ ἰδοὺ συναγωγὴ μελισσῶν ἐν τῷ στόματι τοῦ λέοντος καὶ μέλι.

LXX

And after a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.

ASV

וַ/יָּ֤שָׁב מִ/יָּמִים֙ לְ/קַחְתָּ֔/הּ וַ/יָּ֣סַר לִ/רְא֔וֹת אֵ֖ת מַפֶּ֣לֶת הָ/אַרְיֵ֑ה וְ/הִנֵּ֨ה עֲדַ֧ת דְּבוֹרִ֛ים בִּ/גְוִיַּ֥ת הָ/אַרְיֵ֖ה וּ/דְבָֽשׁ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
דְבָֽשׁ
dbsh
noun · 53×
דְּבֹרִ֑ים
dbrym
noun · 4×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
ךְ
k
noun · 8×
נוּ
nv
noun · 13×
סָ֥ר
sr
verb · 301×
עֵדָ֔ה
'dh
noun · 149×
שׁ֣וּב
shvb
verb · 1058×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Ps 81:16 — He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat: and with honey out of the rock should I have satisfied thee.