Judges
Judges 15:11
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.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In response | שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩ | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| three | שְׁלֹשֶׁת֩ | šə·lō·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֨ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| men | אִ֜ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of Judah | מִֽיהוּדָ֗ה | mî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| went | וַיֵּרְד֡וּ | way·yê·rə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the cave | סְעִיף֮ | sə·‘îp̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5585 cleft |
| at the rock | סֶ֣לַע | se·la‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5553 crag, cliff |
| of Etam | עֵיטָם֒ | ‘ê·ṭām | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5862 Etam |
| and they asked | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Samson | לְשִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן | lə·šim·šō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8123 Samson |
| Do you not | הֲלֹ֤א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| realize | יָדַ֙עְתָּ֙ | yā·ḏa‘·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| rule | מֹשְׁלִ֥ים | mō·šə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| over us | בָּ֙נוּ֙ | bā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| What | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| have you done | עָשִׂ֣יתָ | ‘ā·śî·ṯā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| to us | לָּ֑נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| I have done | עָ֣שׂוּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| to them | לָהֶֽם׃ | lā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| what | כֵּ֖ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| they did | עָשִׂ֥יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| to me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
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Judges 14:4 · Judges 13:1 · Psalm 106:40–42
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.