Judges

Judges 16:8

⁸So the lords of the Philistines brought her seven fresh bowstrings that had not been dried, and she tied him up with them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the lords	סַרְנֵ֣י	sar·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5633 tyrant, lord
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
brought	וַיַּעֲלוּ־	way·ya·‘ă·lū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
her	לָ֞הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
seven	שִׁבְעָ֛ה	šiḇ·‘āh	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
had not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been dried	חֹרָ֑בוּ	ḥō·rā·ḇū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H2717 be dry, dried up
and she tied him up	וַתַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּ	wat·ta·’as·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H631 tie, bind, imprison
with them	בָּהֶֽם׃	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.