Judges
Judges 16:23
23Now the lords of the Philistines gathered together to offer a great sacrifice to their god Dagon. They rejoiced and said, “Our god has delivered Samson our enemy into our hands.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the lords | וְסַרְנֵ֣י | wə·sar·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5633 tyrant, lord |
| of the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| gathered together | נֶֽאֱסְפוּ֙ | nɛ·ʾɛ̆s·p̄ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H622 gather, remove |
| to offer | לִזְבֹּ֧חַ | liz·bō·aḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| a great | גָּד֛וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| sacrifice | זֶֽבַח־ | ze·ḇaḥ- | Noun - masculine singular | H2077 sacrifice |
| to their god | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| Dagon | לְדָג֥וֹן | lə·ḏā·ḡō·wn | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1712 Dagon |
| They rejoiced | וּלְשִׂמְחָ֑ה | ū·lə·śim·ḥāh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H8057 joy, gladness, mirth |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Our god | אֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H430 God |
| has delivered | נָתַ֤ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Samson | שִׁמְשׁ֥וֹן | šim·šō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8123 Samson |
| our enemy | אוֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ | ’ō·wy·ḇê·nū | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common plural | H341 be hostile to |
| into our hands | בְּיָדֵ֔נוּ | bə·yā·ḏê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common plural | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 24:17 · 1 Samuel 5:2–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.