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Judges 16:9 — King James Version← Study notes

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 16:9Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Judges 16:921 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/הָ/אֹרֵ֗בwəhāʾōrēb
ambushconjH693
lay wait
יֹשֵׁ֥בyōšēb
abideverbH3427
continue · (cause to · make to) dwell · ease self ···
לָ/הּ֙lāh
pron
בַּ/חֶ֔דֶרbaḥeder
inner) chamberpronH2315
innermost part · parlour · south · within
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶרwatōʾmer
answerconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֵלָ֔י/וʾēlāyw
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥יםpəlišətiym
PhilistinenounH6430
עָלֶ֖י/ךָʿāleykā
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹןšiməšwōn
SamsonnounH8123
וַ/יְנַתֵּק֙wayənatēq
breakconjH5423
burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
הַ/יְתָרִ֔יםhayətāriym
cordparticleH3499
abundant · exceeding · excellancy · what they leave ···
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨רkaʾăšer
aspronH834
after · alike · because · every ···
יִנָּתֵ֤קyinātēq
breakverbH5423
burst · draw · lift up · pluck (away ···
פְּתִֽילpətiyl
boundnounH6616
bracelet · lace · line · ribband ···
הַ/נְּעֹ֨רֶת֙hanəʿōret
towparticleH5296
בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹbahăriyḥwō
acceptpronH7306
smell · touch · make of quick understanding
אֵ֔שׁʾēš
burningnounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
נוֹדַ֖עnwōdaʿ
acknowledgeverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
כֹּחֽ/וֹkōḥwō
abilitynounH3581
able · chameleon · force · fruits ···
Words 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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