Judges

Judges 15:7–8

⁷And Samson told them, “Because you have done this, I will not rest until I have taken vengeance upon you.” ⁸And he struck them ruthlessly^a with a great slaughter, and then went down and stayed in the cave at the rock of Etam.

Footnotes

a 15:8 Literally he struck them hip and thigh

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Judges 15:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
told	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
Because	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you have done	תַּעֲשׂ֖וּן	ta·‘ă·śūn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6213 do, make
this	כָּזֹ֑את	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
I will not rest	אֶחְדָּֽל׃	’eḥ·dāl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H2308 cease
until	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I have taken vengeance	נִקַּ֥מְתִּי	niq·qam·tî	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5358 avenge, take vengeance
upon you	בָכֶ֖ם	ḇā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

Judges 15:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he struck	וַיַּ֨ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
them	אוֹתָ֥ם	’ō·w·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
ruthlessly	שׁ֛וֹק	šō·wq	Noun - feminine singular	H7785 leg
with a great	גְדוֹלָ֑ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
slaughter	מַכָּ֣ה	mak·kāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4347 blow, wound, slaughter
and then went down	וַיֵּ֣רֶד	way·yê·reḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
and stayed	וַיֵּ֔שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the cave	בִּסְעִ֖יף	bis·‘îp̄	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5585 cleft
at the rock	סֶ֥לַע	se·la‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5553 crag, cliff
of Etam	עֵיטָֽם׃ס	‘ê·ṭām	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5862 Etam

Cross-references

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Judges 15:7 Romans 12:19 · Judges 14:19 · Judges 14:4

Judges 15:8 Isaiah 25:10 · Isaiah 63:6 · Isaiah 63:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.