Judges
Judges 16:27
27Now the temple was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and about three thousand men and women were on the roof watching Samson entertain them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the temple | וְהַבַּ֗יִת | wə·hab·ba·yiṯ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| was full | מָלֵ֤א | mā·lê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4392 full |
| of men | הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| and women | וְהַנָּשִׁ֔ים | wə·han·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| all | כֹּ֖ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the lords | סַרְנֵ֣י | sar·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5633 tyrant, lord |
| of the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| were there | וְשָׁ֕מָּה | wə·šām·māh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
| and about three | כִּשְׁלֹ֤שֶׁת | kiš·lō·šeṯ | Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| thousand | אֲלָפִים֙ | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| men | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and women | וְאִשָּׁ֔ה | wə·’iš·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| were on | וְעַל־ | wə·‘al- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the roof | הַגָּ֗ג | hag·gāḡ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1406 roof, top |
| watching | הָרֹאִ֖ים | hā·rō·’îm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| Samson | שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃ | šim·šō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8123 Samson |
| entertain them | בִּשְׂח֥וֹק | biś·ḥō·wq | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7832 laugh |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 22:8 · Joshua 2:8 · 2 Samuel 11:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.