Judges

Judges 14:9

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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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he scooped	וַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּ	way·yir·dê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
some honey into	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his hands	כַּפָּ֗יו	kap·pāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
and ate it	וְאָכֹ֔ל	wə·’ā·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H398 eat
as he went along	וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
And when he returned	וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his father	אָבִ֣יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and mother	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
he gave	וַיִּתֵּ֥ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
some to them	לָהֶ֖ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and they ate it	וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ	way·yō·ḵê·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
But he did not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
tell	הִגִּ֣יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
them	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had taken	רָדָ֥ה	rā·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7287 have dominion, rule, dominate
the honey	הַדְּבָֽשׁ׃	had·də·ḇāš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1706 honey
from the lion’s	הָאַרְיֵ֖ה	hā·’ar·yêh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H738 lion
carcass	מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת	mig·gə·wî·yaṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H1472 body, corpse

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1 Samuel 14:25–30

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