Judges

Judges 14:15

¹⁵So on the fourth^b day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”

Footnotes

b 14:15 LXX and Syriac; Hebrew seventh

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
on the fourth	הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י	haš·šə·ḇî·‘î	Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7637 seventh
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
they said	וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to Samson’s	שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
wife	לְאֵֽשֶׁת־	lə·’ê·šeṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
Entice	פַּתִּ֣י	pat·tî	Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular	H6601 be spacious, wide, open
your husband	אִישֵׁ֗ךְ	’î·šêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H376 man
to explain	וְיַגֶּד־	wə·yag·geḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
the riddle	הַ֣חִידָ֔ה	ha·ḥî·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question
to us	לָ֙נוּ֙	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
or	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
we will burn	נִשְׂרֹ֥ף	niś·rōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural	H8313 burn
you	אוֹתָ֛ךְ	’ō·w·ṯāḵ	Direct object marker; second person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
and your father’s	אָבִ֖יךְ	’ā·ḇîḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֥ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
to death	בָּאֵ֑שׁ	bā·’êš	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H784 fire
Did you invite us	קְרָאתֶ֥ם	qə·rā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
here	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
to rob us	הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ	hal·yā·rə·šê·nū	Preposition; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

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Judges 15:6 · Judges 16:5 · Micah 7:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.