16. Wept before him. Samson’s riddle had the effect of making the wedding feast not a season of rejoicing, but of distress. The weeping, fretting bride and sullen guests should have served as a warning to Samson that Philistine marriages brought distress and sadness in their train.
Tell it thee. Samson replies that he had not even told his parents and that his unwillingness to disclose the riddle to her, whom he had known but a short time, was no proof of lack of love.