Judges

Judges 15:1–2

¹Later on, at the time of the wheat harvest, Samson took a young goat and went to visit his wife. “I want to go to my wife in her room,” he said. But her father would not let him enter.

²“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

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Judges 15:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Later on	וַיְהִ֨י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
at the time	בִּימֵ֣י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the wheat	חִטִּ֗ים	ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
harvest	קְצִיר־	qə·ṣîr-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7105 harvesting, harvest
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
took	בִּגְדִ֣י	biḡ·ḏî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1423 kid
a young goat	עִזִּ֔ים	‘iz·zîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5795 she-goat
and went to visit	וַיִּפְקֹ֨ד	way·yip̄·qōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
his wife	אִשְׁתּוֹ֙	’iš·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
I want to go	אָבֹ֥אָה	’ā·ḇō·’āh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
my wife	אִשְׁתִּ֖י	’iš·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H802 woman, wife, female
in her room	הֶחָ֑דְרָה	he·ḥā·ḏə·rāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2315 chamber, room
he said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
But her father	אָבִ֖יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
would not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
let him	נְתָנ֥וֹ	nə·ṯā·nōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
enter	לָבֽוֹא׃	lā·ḇō·w	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Judges 15:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was sure	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you thoroughly hated her	שָׂנֹ֣א	śā·nō	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H8130 hate
said	אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
her father	אָבִ֗יהָ	’ā·ḇî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1 father
so I gave her	וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה	wā·’et·tə·nen·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to one of the men who accompanied you	לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ	lə·mê·rê·‘e·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H4828 friend, companion
Is not	הֲלֹ֨א	hă·lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
her younger	הַקְּטַנָּה֙	haq·qə·ṭan·nāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
sister	אֲחֹתָ֤הּ	’ă·ḥō·ṯāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H269 sister
more beautiful	טוֹבָ֣ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than she	מִמֶּ֔נָּה	mim·men·nāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Please	נָ֥א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
take her	תְּהִי־	tə·hî-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
instead	תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃	taḥ·te·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H8478 the under part

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Judges 15:1 Genesis 38:17 · Luke 15:29 · Genesis 29:21 · Genesis 6:4

Judges 15:2 Judges 14:20 · Judges 14:16 · Genesis 38:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.