Judges

Judges 14:18

¹⁸Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson:

“What is sweeter than honey?

And what is stronger than a lion?”

So he said to them:

“If you had not plowed with my heifer,

you would not have solved my riddle!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Before	בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙	bə·ṭe·rem	Preposition-b; Adverb	H2962 not yet, ere, before that
sunset	יָבֹ֣א	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
on the seventh	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
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֨י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of the city	הָעִ֜יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
said	וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to	לוֹ֩	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
is sweeter	מָּת֣וֹק	mā·ṯō·wq	Adjective - masculine singular	H4966 sweet
than honey	מִדְּבַ֔שׁ	mid·də·ḇaš	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
And what	וּמֶ֥ה	ū·meh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
stronger	עַ֖ז	‘az	Adjective - masculine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
than a lion	מֵאֲרִ֑י	mê·’ă·rî	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
So he said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
If you had not	לוּלֵא֙	lū·lê	Conjunction	H3884 if not, unless
plowed	חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם	ḥă·raš·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H2790 cut in, engrave, plough, devise
with my heifer	בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י	bə·‘eḡ·lā·ṯî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H5697 heifer
you would not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
have solved	מְצָאתֶ֖ם	mə·ṣā·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H4672 attain to, find
my riddle	חִידָתִֽי׃	ḥî·ḏā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2420 riddle, enigmatic, perplexing saying or question

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.