Judges

Judges 16:21

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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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

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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.