Judges

Judges 16:1

¹One day Samson went to Gaza, where he saw a prostitute and went in to spend the night with her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
One day Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Gaza	עַזָּ֑תָה	‘az·zā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H5804 Gaza
where	שָׁם֙	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he saw	וַיַּרְא־	way·yar-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
a prostitute	זוֹנָ֔ה	zō·w·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot
and went in to spend the night	וַיָּבֹ֖א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
with her	אֵלֶֽיהָ׃	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.