Judges

Judges 16:13

¹³Then Delilah said to Samson, “You have mocked me and lied to me all along! Tell me how you can be tied up.”

He told her, “If you weave the seven braids of my head into the web of a loom and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.^b”

Footnotes

b 16:13 See LXX and Vulgate; Hebrew does not include and tighten it with a pin, I will become as weak as any other man.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Delilah	דְּלִילָ֜ה	də·lî·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1807 Delila
said	וַתֹּ֨אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֗וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
You have mocked	הֵתַ֤לְתָּ	hê·ṯal·tā	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H2048 deceive, mock
me	בִּי֙	bî	Preposition; first person common singular
and lied to me	וַתְּדַבֵּ֤ר	wat·tə·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1696 speak
all along	הֵ֜נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
Tell	הַגִּ֣ידָה	hag·gî·ḏāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
me	לִּ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
how	בַּמֶּ֖ה	bam·meh	Preposition-b; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
you can be tied up	תֵּאָסֵ֑ר	tê·’ā·sêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
He told her	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you weave	תַּאַרְגִ֗י	ta·’ar·ḡî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H707 weave
the seven	שֶׁ֛בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
braids	מַחְלְפ֥וֹת	maḥ·lə·p̄ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4253 plait
of my head	רֹאשִׁ֖י	rō·šî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7218 head
into	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the web of a loom	הַמַּסָּֽכֶת׃	ham·mas·sā·ḵeṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4545 web

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.