Judges

Judges 15:13

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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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.