Judges

Judges 14:16

¹⁶Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.”

“Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Samson’s	שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
wife	אֵ֨שֶׁת	’ê·šeṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
came to him	עָלָ֗יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
weeping	וַתֵּבְךְּ֩	wat·tê·ḇək	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1058 weep, bewail
and said	וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
You hate me	שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙	śə·nê·ṯa·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H8130 hate
You do not really	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
love me	אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי	’ă·haḇ·tā·nî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H157 love
You have posed	חַ֙דְתָּ֙	ḥaḏ·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2330 propound a riddle
to my people	לִבְנֵ֣י	liḇ·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
a riddle	הַֽחִידָ֥ה	ha·ḥî·ḏāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question
but have not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
explained it to me	הִגַּ֑דְתָּה	hig·gaḏ·tāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
Look	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
even explained	הִגַּ֖דְתִּי	hig·gaḏ·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
it to my father	לְאָבִ֧י	lə·’ā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
or mother	וּלְאִמִּ֛י	ū·lə·’im·mî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
so why should I explain it	אַגִּֽיד׃	’ag·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to you	וְלָ֥ךְ	wə·lāḵ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition; second person feminine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.