Judges 14:12 (KJV)

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And Samson said unto them I will now put forth a riddle unto you if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast and find it out then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments

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a riddle. 1Ki 10:1 Ps 49:4 Pr 1:6 Eze 17:2 Eze 20:49 Mt 13:13 Mt 13:34 Lu 14:7 Joh 16:29 1Co 13:12

the seven. Ge 29:27 Ge 29:28 2Ch 7:8

sheets. or, shirts.This will receive illustration from Mr. Jackson's description of the Moorish dress:--"It resembles that of the ancient patriarchs, as represented in paintings; (but the paintings are taken from Asiatic models:) that of the men consists of a red cap and turban, a ({kumja}) shirt, which hangs outside of the drawers, and comes below the knee; a ({caftan}) coat, which buttons close before, and down to the bottom with large open sleeves; over which, when they go out of doors, they throw carelessly, and sometimes elegantly, a {hayk,} or garment of white cotton, silk, or wool, five or six yards long, and five feet wide. The Arabs often dispense with the {caftan,} and even with the shirt, wearing nothing but the {hayk.}" Mt 27:28 Mr 14:51 Mr 14:52

change. Ge 45:22 2Ki 5:5 2Ki 5:22 Mt 6:19 Jas 5:2

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