Judges
Judges 14:13
13But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.”
“Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you cannot | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| solve it | לְהַגִּ֣יד | lə·hag·gîḏ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | אַתֶּ֥ם | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| must give | וּנְתַתֶּ֨ם | ū·nə·ṯat·tem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִי֙ | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| thirty | שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים | šə·lō·šîm | Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| linen garments | סְדִינִ֔ים | sə·ḏî·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5466 linen wrapper |
| and thirty | וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים | ū·šə·lō·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| sets | חֲלִיפ֣וֹת | ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H2487 a change |
| of clothes | בְּגָדִ֑ים | bə·ḡā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H899 treachery |
| Tell us | ח֥וּדָה | ḥū·ḏāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2330 propound a riddle |
| your riddle | חִידָתְךָ֖ | ḥî·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question |
| they replied | וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Let us hear it | וְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ | wə·niš·mā·‘en·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person feminine singular | H8085 hear |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.