Judges

Judges 16:7

⁷Samson told her, “If they tie me up with seven fresh bowstrings that have not been dried, I will become as weak as any other man.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Samson	שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן	šim·šō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8123 Samson
told her	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
If	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
they tie me up	יַאַסְרֻ֗נִי	ya·’as·ru·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
with seven	בְּשִׁבְעָ֛ה	bə·šiḇ·‘āh	Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
fresh	לַחִ֖ים	la·ḥîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3892 moist, fresh, new
bowstrings	יְתָרִ֥ים	yə·ṯā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
have not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been dried	חֹרָ֑בוּ	ḥō·rå̄·ḇū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H2717 be dry, dried up
I will become as weak	וְחָלִ֥יתִי	wə·ḥā·lî·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H2470 be weak, sick
as any	כְּאַחַ֥ד	kə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular construct	H259 one
other man	הָאָדָֽם׃	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.