Judges

Judges 14:8–9

8When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey. 9So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.

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Judges 14:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Whenוַיָּ֤שָׁבway·yā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
laterמִיָּמִים֙mî·yā·mîmPreposition-m; Noun - masculine pluralH3117 day
to take herלְקַחְתָּ֔הּlə·qaḥ·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3947 take
he leftוַיָּ֣סַרway·yā·sarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5493 turn aside
the road to seeלִרְא֔וֹתlir·’ō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH7200 see
the lion’sהָאַרְיֵ֑הhā·’ar·yêhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH738 lion
carcassמַפֶּ֣לֶתmap·pe·leṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4658 carcass, ruin, overthrow
and inבִּגְוִיַּ֥תbiḡ·wî·yaṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular constructH1472 body, corpse
wasוְהִנֵּ֨הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
a swarmעֲדַ֧ת‘ă·ḏaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH5712 congregation
of beesדְּבוֹרִ֛יםdə·ḇō·w·rîmNoun - feminine pluralH1682 bee
along with their honeyוּדְבָֽשׁ׃ū·ḏə·ḇāšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1706 honey

Judges 14:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So he scoopedוַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּway·yir·dê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
some honey intoאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his handsכַּפָּ֗יוkap·pāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and ate itוְאָכֹ֔לwə·’ā·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH398 eat
as he went alongוַיֵּ֤לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
And when he returnedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙way·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his fatherאָבִ֣יו’ā·ḇîwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1 father
and motherאִמּ֔וֹ’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
he gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןway·yit·tênConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
some to themלָהֶ֖םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
and they ate itוַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּway·yō·ḵê·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat
But he did notוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
tellהִגִּ֣ידhig·gîḏVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5046 be conspicuous
themלָהֶ֔םlā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
thatכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
he had takenרָדָ֥הrā·ḏāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
the honeyהַדְּבָֽשׁ׃had·də·ḇāšArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1706 honey
from the lion’sהָאַרְיֵ֖הhā·’ar·yêhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH738 lion
carcassמִגְּוִיַּ֥תmig·gə·wî·yaṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singular constructH1472 body, corpse

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Judges 14:9 1 Samuel 14:25–30

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