Optional parental preparation:

1. 14.05, Split-up – 14.5 describes Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ going down with his parents toward Ti•mᵊn•âhꞋ, then specifying "they" arrived at the vineyards of Ti•mᵊn•âhꞋ. Yet, only "he", Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ – not "they", encountered the kᵊphir. Then, in 14.7, Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ doesn't mention it to his parents, who seem unaware of the roaring and the violent thrashing of the fight. Ergo, they must have split up at the vineyard. Being a nâ•zirꞋ, Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ wasn't supposed to eat grapes. (Though he did other things he wasn't supposed to do as a nazir, so…?) Likely, then, it was the parents who lingered in the vineyard snacking on grapes while Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ, eager to see his girl, continued through the vineyard where he, alone, encountered the kᵊphir. Still, they must have been separated some distance not to hear the roar and other noise, or see the thrashing among the grape vines. When they had finished snacking, his parents apparently continued to Ti•mᵊn•âhꞋ down a different row of the vineyard, not seeing the dead kᵊphir. 

2. וַיְשַׁסְּעֵהוּ כְּשַׁסַּע (and he ripped it in two like one had ripped apart…) – Putting aside Superman comics and supernatural superstitions, there are reports of people, including mothers defending a child and women joggers, who have fought-off an adult mountain lion. In every case, however, the victim was always severely mauled and some died hours later.

   In the case of Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ Bën-Mân•ōꞋakh, his parents noticed nothing unusual about him after the incident, neither gashes nor bite marks nor other ill effects. It must be acknowledged that Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ Bën-Mân•ōꞋakh's later accomplishments demonstrated that he was a phenomenal warrior; perhaps most people might most easily visualize a hybrid of the best techniques of an elite special ops warrior with the build of The Rock. Moreover, the kᵊphir is only a "tween" (still very dangerous!) lion, presumably between 1-2 years, an inexperienced yearling perhaps already expelled from the pride and suffering the effects of hunger; not yet an adult with mane, but matured beyond a גּוּר; perhaps comparable to an adult mountain lion.

   But how could even a champion-warrior "split-apart" a kᵊphir empty-handed and without any noticeable scratch or bite marks? One idea, which is within the abilities of a big and well-trained warrior attacked from in front and warned by a roar, is (instinctively) to parry an initial spring by the lion, grabbing a hind leg. From that, one could continue the lion's motion to swing the lion into a tree trunk or down on a rock – several times, if necessary – hard enough to split the lion open. That may not be quite how it happened, but thinking in the real world of possibilities, rather than comic book Superman of supernatural powers, is the right ballpark to be investigating. 

3. 14.08, a (romantic) tryst – Lit. לְקַחְתָּהּ. In the Biblical era, taking a woman (consensual sexual intercourse; in contrast to rape) was one of three facets of culminating marriage (sexual intercourse, payment of a dowry or a marriage contract). 

4. 14.08, dᵊvâshꞋ – tâ•reiphꞋ for two reasons, either of which is enough to make the dᵊvâshꞋtâ•reiphꞋ – 1. by contamination from the lion, which is tâ•reiphꞋ; and 2. by contamination from the unclean carcass. 

5. 14.09, unknowingly – Being unaware of a transgression of Tōr•âhꞋ is different from uncertainty whether something known was, or was not, a transgression. There is no indication in the text that the parents might feel guilty over some uncertainty about it (as, for example, if the text had mentioned a neighbor informing them of the bee colony in the lion carcass near the path they used – which would have prompted the need to sacrifice an â•shâmꞋ in case the dᵊvâshꞋ they had eaten had been tâ•reiphꞋ). 

6. 14.10;‎ מִשְׁתֶּה (wine-fest, wine-banquet, e.g., bachelor party) – If Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ himself drank wine or any other alcoholic beverage at the party, it would have been a conspicuous tō•ëhꞋ by him to the Pᵊli•shᵊt•inꞋ Greek culture – which violated and abrogated his obligations as a nâ•zirꞋ. According to the text, however, he didn't lose his nâ•zirꞋ-associated strength until his Pᵊli•shᵊt•inꞋ wife gave him a haircut. While this might suggest that Shi•mᵊsh•ōnꞋ must not have drunk any alcoholic beverage all week long at his bachelor party wine-fest, one must remember that, earlier, he took no notice of eating tâ•reiphꞋ dᵊvâshꞋ. 

Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:

1. What are "outskirts" of a city or village? Suburbs ('burbs)?

2. What is adrenaline?

3. What is a skeleton? Carcass?

4. What is a honeycomb?

5. What is a repast?