1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible

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Judges 14:4

Now his parents knew not that the thing was done by the Lord, and that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.

He sought. This may be understood either of the Lord, or rather of Samson. (Calmet) --- Septuagint, "because he himself sought to retaliate upon the Philistines." Hebrew, "that it was of the Lord that, or because he sought an occasion to take," etc. (Haydock)