Judges
Judges 16:20
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.