“Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.”
Judges 16:9 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Judges 16:921 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/הָ/אֹרֵ֗בwəhāʾōrēb
and the ambusherconjH693
lay wait
יֹשֵׁ֥בyōšēb
was sittingverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
לָ/הּ֙lāh
pron
בַּ/חֶ֔דֶרbaḥeder
in the chamberpronH2315
innermost part · parlour · south · within
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶרwatōʾmer
and she saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֵלָ֔י/וʾēlāyw
to himpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpəlišətiym
the PhilistinesnounH6430
עָלֶ֖י/ךָʿāleykā
are on youpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןšiməšwōn
O SamsonnounH8123
וַ/יְנַתֵּק֙wayənatēq
and he tore apartconjH5423
burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/יְתָרִ֔יםhayətāriym
the cordsparticleH3499
abundant · exceeding · excellancy · what they leave ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨רkaʾăšer
just aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִנָּתֵ֤קyinātēq
it is torn apartverbH5423
burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···
פְּתִֽילpətiyl
thread ofnounH6616
bracelet · lace · line · ribband ···
הַ/נְּעֹ֨רֶת֙hanəʿōret
towparticleH5296
בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹbahăriyḥwō
when smells itpronH7306
smell · touch · make of quick understanding
אֵ֔שׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נוֹדַ֖עnwōdaʿ
it was knownverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
כֹּחֽ/וֹkōḥwō
strength hisnounH3581
able · chameleon · force · fruits ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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