Judges

Judges 15:11–13

11In response, three thousand men of Judah went to the cave at the rock of Etam, and they asked Samson, “Do you not realize that the Philistines rule over us? What have you done to us?”

“I have done to them what they did to me,” he replied.

12But they said to him, “We have come down to arrest you and hand you over to the Philistines.”

Samson replied, “Swear to me that you will not kill me yourselves.”

13“No,” they answered, “we will not kill you, but we will tie you up securely and hand you over to them.” So they bound him with two new ropes and led him up from the rock.

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Judges 15:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
In responseשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩šə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
threeשְׁלֹשֶׁת֩šə·lō·šeṯNumber - masculine singular constructH7969 a three, triad
thousandאֲלָפִ֨ים’ă·lā·p̄îmNumber - masculine pluralH505 thousand
menאִ֜ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
of Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֗הmî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
wentוַיֵּרְד֡וּway·yê·rə·ḏūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3381 come or go down, descend
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the caveסְעִיף֮sə·‘îp̄Noun - masculine singular constructH5585 cleft
at the rockסֶ֣לַעse·la‘Noun - masculine singular constructH5553 crag, cliff
of Etamעֵיטָם֒‘ê·ṭāmNoun - proper - feminine singularH5862 Etam
and they askedוַיֹּאמְר֣וּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Samsonלְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹןlə·šim·šō·wnPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8123 Samson
Do you notהֲלֹ֤אhă·lōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
realizeיָדַ֙עְתָּ֙yā·ḏa‘·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH3045 know
thatכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
ruleמֹשְׁלִ֥יםmō·šə·lîmVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over usבָּ֙נוּ֙bā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
Whatוּמַה־ū·mah-Conjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
have you doneעָשִׂ֣יתָ‘ā·śî·ṯāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH6213 do, make
to usלָּ֑נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
I have doneעָ֣שׂוּ‘ā·śūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH6213 do, make
to themלָהֶֽם׃lā·hemPreposition; third person masculine plural
whatכֵּ֖ןkênAdverbH3651 right, veritable, honest
they didעָשִׂ֥יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
to meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
he repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say

Judges 15:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But they saidוַיֹּ֤אמְרוּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
to himלוֹ֙lōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
We have come downיָרַ֔דְנוּyā·raḏ·nūVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common pluralH3381 come or go down, descend
to arrest youלֶאֱסָרְךָ֣le·’ĕ·sā·rə·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH631 tie, bind, imprison
and hand you over toלְתִתְּךָ֖lə·ṯit·tə·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpə·liš·tîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
Samsonשִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןšim·šō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH8123 Samson
repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Swearהִשָּׁבְע֣וּhiš·šā·ḇə·‘ūVerb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7650 swear
to meלִ֔יlîPreposition; first person common singular
thatפֶּֽן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
you will not kill meתִּפְגְּע֥וּןtip̄·gə·‘ūnVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nunH6293 meet, encounter, reach

Judges 15:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Noלֹ֚אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
they answeredוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּway·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
we will notלֹ֣אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
kill youוְהָמֵ֖תwə·hā·mêṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH4191 die
butכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
we will tie you up securelyאָסֹ֤ר’ā·sōrVerb - Qal - Infinitive absoluteH631 tie, bind, imprison
and hand you over toוּנְתַנּ֣וּךָū·nə·ṯan·nū·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
themבְיָדָ֔םḇə·yā·ḏāmPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH3027 hand
So they bound himוַיַּאַסְרֻ֗הוּway·ya·’as·ru·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH631 tie, bind, imprison
with twoבִּשְׁנַ֙יִם֙biš·na·yimPreposition-b; Number - mdH8147 two
newחֲדָשִׁ֔יםḥă·ḏā·šîmAdjective - masculine pluralH2319 new
ropesעֲבֹתִ֣ים‘ă·ḇō·ṯîmNoun - common pluralH5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)
and led him upוַֽיַּעֲל֖וּהוּway·ya·‘ă·lū·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
fromמִן־min-PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the rockהַסָּֽלַע׃has·sā·la‘Article; Noun - masculine singularH5553 crag, cliff

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Judges 15:11 Judges 14:4 · Judges 13:1 · Psalm 106:40–42

Judges 15:12 Matthew 27:2

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