Judges 14:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.

Young's Literal Translation
and he turneth back after [some] days to take her, and turneth aside to see the carcase of the lion, and lo, a company of bees [are] in the body of the lion—and honey.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
When [Samson] returned
וַיָּ֤שָׁב (way·yā·šāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

later
מִיָּמִים֙ (mî·yā·mîm)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

to take her,
לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ (lə·qaḥ·tāh)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

he left
וַיָּ֣סַר (way·yā·sar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

the road to see
לִרְא֔וֹת (lir·’ō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7200: To see

the lion’s
הָאַרְיֵ֑ה (hā·’ar·yêh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 738: A lion

carcass,
מַפֶּ֣לֶת (map·pe·leṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4658: Fall, decadence, a ruin, a carcase

and in [it]
בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת (biḡ·wî·yaṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 1472: A body, corpse

was
וְהִנֵּ֨ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

a swarm
עֲדַ֧ת (‘ă·ḏaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5712: A stated assemblage

of bees,
דְּבוֹרִ֛ים (də·ḇō·w·rîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 1682: The bee

along with their honey.
וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ (ū·ḏə·ḇāš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1706: Honey, syrup

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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