Judges
Judges 16:6
6So Delilah said to Samson, “Please tell me the source of your great strength and how you can be tied up and subdued.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Delilah | דְּלִילָה֙ | də·lî·lāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1807 Delila |
| said | וַתֹּ֤אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Samson | שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן | šim·šō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8123 Samson |
| Please | נָּ֣א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| tell | הַגִּֽידָה־ | hag·gî·ḏāh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| the source | בַּמֶּ֖ה | bam·meh | Preposition-b; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| of your great | גָד֑וֹל | ḡā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| strength | כֹּחֲךָ֣ | kō·ḥă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3581 strength, power |
| and how | וּבַמֶּ֥ה | ū·ḇam·meh | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you can be tied up | תֵאָסֵ֖ר | ṯê·’ā·sêr | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H631 tie, bind, imprison |
| and subdued | לְעַנּוֹתֶֽךָ׃ | lə·‘an·nō·w·ṯe·ḵā | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.