Judges

Judges 16:18–21

¹⁸When Delilah realized that he had revealed to her all that was in his heart, she sent this message to the lords of the Philistines: “Come up once more, for he has revealed to me all that is in his heart.”

Then the lords of the Philistines came to her, bringing the money in their hands.

¹⁹And having lulled him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his head. In this way she began to subdue him,^d and his strength left him. ²⁰Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!”

When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.

²¹Then the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, where he was bound with bronze shackles and forced to grind grain in the prison.

Footnotes

d 16:19 Hebrew; some LXX manuscripts he began to grow weak

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Judges 16:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Delilah	דְלִילָ֗ה	də·lî·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1807 Delila
realized	וַתֵּ֣רֶא	wat·tê·re	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7200 see
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he had revealed	הִגִּ֣יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to her	לָהּ֮	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in his heart	לִבּוֹ֒	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
she sent	וַתִּשְׁלַ֡ח	wat·tiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7971 send
this message	לֵאמֹר֙	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to the lords	לְסַרְנֵ֨י	lə·sar·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5633 tyrant, lord
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֤ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
Come up	עֲל֣וּ	‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
once more	הַפַּ֔עַם	hap·pa·‘am	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he has revealed	הִגִּ֥יד	hig·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
to me	לָהּ	lå̄h	Preposition; first person common singular
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
in his heart	לִבּ֑וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
Then the lords	סַרְנֵ֣י	sar·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5633 tyrant, lord
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
came	וְעָל֤וּ	wə·‘ā·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to her	אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
bringing	וַיַּעֲל֥וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the money	הַכֶּ֖סֶף	hak·ke·sep̄	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
in their hands	בְּיָדָֽם׃	bə·yā·ḏām	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3027 hand

Judges 16:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And having lulled him to sleep	וַתְּיַשְּׁנֵ֙הוּ֙	wat·tə·yaš·šə·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H3462 sleep
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
her lap	בִּרְכֶּ֔יהָ	bir·ke·hā	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person feminine singular	H1290 knee
she called	וַתִּקְרָ֣א	wat·tiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
a man	לָאִ֔ישׁ	lā·’îš	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
to shave off	וַתְּגַלַּ֕ח	wat·tə·ḡal·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1548 be bald
the seven	שֶׁ֖בַע	še·ḇa‘	Number - feminine singular	H7651 seven
braids	מַחְלְפ֣וֹת	maḥ·lə·p̄ō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4253 plait
of his head	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
In this way she began	וַתָּ֙חֶל֙	wat·tā·ḥel	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H2490 bore, pierce
to subdue him	לְעַנּוֹת֔וֹ	lə·‘an·nō·w·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6031 be occupied, busied with
and his strength	כֹּח֖וֹ	kō·ḥōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
left him	וַיָּ֥סַר	way·yā·sar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside

Judges 16:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then she called out	וַתֹּ֕אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
here	עָלֶ֖יךָ	‘ā·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H5921 height
When	וַיִּקַ֣ץ	way·yi·qaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3364 awake
from his sleep	מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ	miš·šə·nā·ṯōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8142 sleep
he thought	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will escape	אֵצֵ֞א	’ê·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3318 go or come out
as I did before	כְּפַ֤עַם	kə·p̄a·‘am	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
and shake myself free	וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר	wə·’in·nā·‘êr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular	H5287 shake, shake out or off
But he	וְהוּא֙	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
did not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יָדַ֔ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had departed	סָ֥ר	sār	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5493 turn aside
from him	מֵעָלָֽיו׃	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height

Judges 16:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
seized him	וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּ	way·yō·ḥă·zū·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H270 grasp, take hold, take possession
gouged out	וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ	way·naq·qə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5365 bore, pick, dig
his eyes	עֵינָ֑יו	‘ê·nāw	Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
and brought him down	וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּ	way·yō·w·rî·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
to Gaza	עַזָּ֗תָה	‘az·zā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H5804 Gaza
where he was bound	וַיַּאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙	way·ya·’as·rū·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
with bronze shackles	בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם	ban·ḥuš·ta·yim	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - fd	H5178 copper, bronze
and forced	וַיְהִ֥י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to grind	טוֹחֵ֖ן	ṭō·w·ḥên	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H2912 grind
grain in the prison	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house