Judges

Judges 14:1–2

¹One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman. ²So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”

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Judges 14:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
went down	וַיֵּ֥רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Timnah	תִּמְנָ֑תָה	tim·nā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8553 Timnah
where he saw	וַיַּ֥רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
a young Philistine	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
woman	מִבְּנ֥וֹת	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter

Judges 14:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he returned	וַיַּ֗עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and told	וַיַּגֵּד֙	way·yag·gêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
his father	לְאָבִ֣יו	lə·’ā·ḇîw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ	ū·lə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
I have seen	רָאִ֥יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
a daughter	מִבְּנ֣וֹת	mib·bə·nō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
of the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
in Timnah	בְתִמְנָ֖תָה	ḇə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H8553 Timnah
Now	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
get	קְחוּ־	qə·ḥū-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3947 take
her	אוֹתָ֥הּ	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
for me	לִּ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
as a wife	לְאִשָּֽׁה׃	lə·’iš·šāh	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female

Cross-references

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Judges 14:1 Joshua 15:10 · Joshua 19:43 · 1 John 2:16 · Psalm 119:37

Judges 14:2 Genesis 34:4 · Genesis 24:2–3 · Genesis 21:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.