Judges

Judges 16:20–21

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.

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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

Cross-references

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Judges 16:20 Numbers 14:42–43 · 1 Samuel 16:14 · 1 Samuel 18:12 · 2 Chronicles 15:2 · Joshua 7:12 · Isaiah 59:1–2 · 1 Samuel 28:14–16 · 2 Corinthians 3:5 · Isaiah 42:24 · Numbers 14:9 · Matthew 17:20 · Hosea 7:9

Judges 16:21 Proverbs 2:19 · Proverbs 14:14 · Matthew 24:41 · Isaiah 47:2 · Exodus 11:5 · Psalm 107:10–12 · 2 Chronicles 33:11 · Psalm 149:8 · 2 Kings 25:7 · Proverbs 5:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.