Judges

Judges 14:3

³But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?”

But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But his father	אָבִ֣יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	וְאִמּ֗וֹ	wə·’im·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
replied	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Can’t you	הַאֵין֩	ha·’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a young woman	בִּבְנ֨וֹת	biḇ·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct	H1323 daughter
among your relatives	אַחֶ֤יךָ	’a·ḥe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H251 brother
or among any	וּבְכָל־	ū·ḇə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of our people	עַמִּי֙	‘am·mî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
Must you	אַתָּ֤ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
go	הוֹלֵךְ֙	hō·w·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to the uncircumcised	הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים	hā·‘ă·rê·lîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H6189 having foreskin
Philistines	מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים	mip·pə·liš·tîm	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
to get	לָקַ֣חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
a wife	אִשָּׁ֔ה	’iš·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
But Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
told	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
his father	אָבִיו֙	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Get	קַֽח־	qaḥ-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H3947 take
her	אוֹתָ֣הּ	’ō·w·ṯāh	Direct object marker; third person feminine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
for me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
she	הִ֖יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
is pleasing	יָשְׁרָ֥ה	yā·šə·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
to my eyes	בְעֵינָֽי׃	ḇə·‘ê·nāy	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Deuteronomy 7:2–3 · 1 Samuel 17:36 · Judges 15:18 · Exodus 34:12–16 · 1 Samuel 17:26 · 1 Samuel 14:6 · 2 Samuel 1:20 · 1 Samuel 31:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.