1	One day Samson went down to Timnah, where he saw a young Philistine woman.
	× שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן šim·šō·wn One day Samson Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × וַיֵּ֥רֶד way·yê·reḏ went down Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3381 BSB/Thayers 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come down     1a2) to sink     1a3) to be prostrated     1a4) to come down (of revelation)   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to bring down     1b2) to send down     1b3) to take down     1b4) to lay prostrate     1b5) to let down   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought down     1c2) to be taken down × תִּמְנָ֑תָה tim·nā·ṯāh to Timnah , Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 8553 BSB/Thayers           Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = |portion| 1) a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan 2) a town in the hill country of Judah × וַיַּ֥רְא way·yar where he saw Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7200 BSB/Thayers 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to see     1a2) to see, perceive     1a3) to see, have vision     1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out     1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish     1a6) to look at, gaze at   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to appear, present oneself     1b2) to be seen     1b3) to be visible   1c) (Pual) to be seen   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to see, show     1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be caused to see, be shown     1e2) to be exhibited to   1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face × אִשָּׁ֛ה ’iš·šāh . . . Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ pə·liš·tîm a young Philistine Grammar Noun - proper - masculine plural Strongs 6430 BSB/Thayers                 Philistine = |immigrants| 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan × מִבְּנ֥וֹת mib·bə·nō·wṯ woman Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Strongs 1323 BSB/Thayers n f 1) daughter   1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin     1a1) as polite address n pr f     1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women     1a3) as personification     1a4) daughter-villages     1a5) description of character × בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה bə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh . . . . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 8553 BSB/Thayers           Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = |portion| 1) a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan 2) a town in the hill country of Judah שִׁמְשׁ֖וֹן šim·šō·wn One day Samson וַיֵּ֥רֶד way·yê·reḏ went down תִּמְנָ֑תָה tim·nā·ṯāh to Timnah , וַיַּ֥רְא way·yar where he saw אִשָּׁ֛ה ’iš·šāh . . . פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ pə·liš·tîm a young Philistine מִבְּנ֥וֹת mib·bə·nō·wṯ woman בְּתִמְנָ֖תָה bə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh . . . .
2	So he returned and told his father and mother, “I have seen a daughter of the Philistines in Timnah. Now get her for me as a wife.”
	× וַיַּ֗עַל way·ya·‘al So he returned Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5927 BSB/Thayers 1) to go up, ascend, climb   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go up, ascend     1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat     1a3) to go up, come up (of animals)     1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)     1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)     1a6) to come up (before God)     1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)     1a8) to excel, be superior to   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away     1b2) to take oneself away     1b3) to be exalted   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up     1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away     1c3) to bring up, draw up, train     1c4) to cause to ascend     1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally)     1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts)     1c7) to exalt     1c8) to cause to ascend, offer   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be carried away, be led up     1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in     1d3) to be offered   1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself × וַיַּגֵּד֙ way·yag·gêḏ and told Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לְאָבִ֣יו lə·’ā·ḇîw his father Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ ū·lə·’im·mōw and mother Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַיֹּ֗אמֶר way·yō·mer - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × אִשָּׁ֛ה ’iš·šāh - , Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × רָאִ֥יתִי rā·’î·ṯî “ I have seen Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strongs 7200 BSB/Thayers 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to see     1a2) to see, perceive     1a3) to see, have vision     1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out     1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish     1a6) to look at, gaze at   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to appear, present oneself     1b2) to be seen     1b3) to be visible   1c) (Pual) to be seen   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to see, show     1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be caused to see, be shown     1e2) to be exhibited to   1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face × מִבְּנ֣וֹת mib·bə·nō·wṯ a daughter Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct Strongs 1323 BSB/Thayers n f 1) daughter   1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin     1a1) as polite address n pr f     1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women     1a3) as personification     1a4) daughter-villages     1a5) description of character × פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים pə·liš·tîm of the Philistines Grammar Noun - proper - masculine plural Strongs 6430 BSB/Thayers                 Philistine = |immigrants| 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan × בְתִמְנָ֖תָה ḇə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh in Timnah . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 8553 BSB/Thayers           Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = |portion| 1) a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan 2) a town in the hill country of Judah × וְעַתָּ֕ה wə·‘at·tāh Now Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 6258 BSB/Thayers 1) now   1a) now   1b) in phrases × קְחוּ־ qə·ḥū- get Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × אוֹתָ֥הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh her Grammar Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × לִּ֖י lî for me Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ lə·’iš·šāh as a wife . ” Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) וַיַּ֗עַל way·ya·‘al So he returned וַיַּגֵּד֙ way·yag·gêḏ and told לְאָבִ֣יו lə·’ā·ḇîw his father וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ ū·lə·’im·mōw and mother וַיֹּ֗אמֶר way·yō·mer - אִשָּׁ֛ה ’iš·šāh - , רָאִ֥יתִי rā·’î·ṯî “ I have seen מִבְּנ֣וֹת mib·bə·nō·wṯ a daughter פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים pə·liš·tîm of the Philistines בְתִמְנָ֖תָה ḇə·ṯim·nā·ṯāh in Timnah . וְעַתָּ֕ה wə·‘at·tāh Now קְחוּ־ qə·ḥū- get אוֹתָ֥הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh her לִּ֖י lî for me לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ lə·’iš·šāh as a wife . ”
3	But his father and mother replied, “Can’t you find a young woman among your relatives or among any of our people? Must you go to the uncircumcised Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Get her for me, for she is pleasing to my eyes.”
	× אָבִ֣יו ’ā·ḇîw But his father Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וְאִמּ֗וֹ wə·’im·mōw and mother Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer replied Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × ל֜וֹ lōw , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × הַאֵין֩ ha·’ên “ Can’t you [find] Grammar Adverb Strongs 369 BSB/Thayers 1) nothing, not, nought n   1a) nothing, nought neg   1b) not   1c) to have not (of possession) adv   1d) without w/prep   1e) for lack of × בִּבְנ֨וֹת biḇ·nō·wṯ a young woman Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strongs 1323 BSB/Thayers n f 1) daughter   1a) daughter, girl, adopted daughter, daughter-in-law, sister, granddaughters, female child, cousin     1a1) as polite address n pr f     1a2) as designation of women of a particular place 2) young women, women     1a3) as personification     1a4) daughter-villages     1a5) description of character × אַחֶ֤יךָ ’a·ḥe·ḵā among your relatives Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 251 BSB/Thayers 1) brother   1a) brother of same parents   1b) half-brother (same father)   1c) relative, kinship, same tribe   1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)   1e) (fig.) of resemblance × וּבְכָל־ ū·ḇə·ḵāl or among any Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 3605 BSB/Thayers 1) all, the whole   1a) all, the whole of   1b) any, each, every, anything   1c) totality, everything × עַמִּי֙ ‘am·mî of our people ? Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × אִשָּׁ֔ה ’iš·šāh - Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × כִּֽי־ kî- - Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × אַתָּ֤ה ’at·tāh Must you Grammar Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strongs 859 BSB/Thayers 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.) × הוֹלֵךְ֙ hō·w·lêḵ go Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים hā·‘ă·rê·lîm to the uncircumcised Grammar Article | Adjective - masculine plural Strongs 6189 BSB/Thayers 1) uncircumcised, having foreskin × מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים mip·pə·liš·tîm Philistines Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strongs 6430 BSB/Thayers                 Philistine = |immigrants| 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan × לָקַ֣חַת lā·qa·ḥaṯ to get Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × אִשָּׁ֔ה ’iš·šāh a wife ? ” Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן šim·šō·wn But Samson Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × אֶל־ ’el- . . . Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer told Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × אָבִיו֙ ’ā·ḇîw his father , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × קַֽח־ qaḥ- “ Get Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × אוֹתָ֣הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh her Grammar Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × לִ֔י lî for me , Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × כִּֽי־ kî- for Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × הִ֖יא hî she Grammar Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × יָשְׁרָ֥ה yā·šə·rāh is pleasing Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 3474 BSB/Thayers 1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go straight     1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.)     1a3) to be straightforward, be upright   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight     1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along     1b3) to esteem right, approve   1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out   1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight × בְעֵינָֽי׃ ḇə·‘ê·nāy to my eyes . ” Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | first person common singular Strongs 5869 BSB/Thayers 1) eye   1a) eye     1a1) of physical eye     1a2) as showing mental qualities     1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain אָבִ֣יו ’ā·ḇîw But his father וְאִמּ֗וֹ wə·’im·mōw and mother וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer replied ל֜וֹ lōw , הַאֵין֩ ha·’ên “ Can’t you [find] בִּבְנ֨וֹת biḇ·nō·wṯ a young woman אַחֶ֤יךָ ’a·ḥe·ḵā among your relatives וּבְכָל־ ū·ḇə·ḵāl or among any עַמִּי֙ ‘am·mî of our people ? אִשָּׁ֔ה ’iš·šāh - כִּֽי־ kî- - אַתָּ֤ה ’at·tāh Must you הוֹלֵךְ֙ hō·w·lêḵ go הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים hā·‘ă·rê·lîm to the uncircumcised מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים mip·pə·liš·tîm Philistines לָקַ֣חַת lā·qa·ḥaṯ to get אִשָּׁ֔ה ’iš·šāh a wife ? ” שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן šim·šō·wn But Samson אֶל־ ’el- . . . וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way·yō·mer told אָבִיו֙ ’ā·ḇîw his father , קַֽח־ qaḥ- “ Get אוֹתָ֣הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh her לִ֔י lî for me , כִּֽי־ kî- for הִ֖יא hî she יָשְׁרָ֥ה yā·šə·rāh is pleasing בְעֵינָֽי׃ ḇə·‘ê·nāy to my eyes . ”
4	(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
	× וְאָבִ֨יו wə·’ā·ḇîw ( Now his father Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וְאִמּ֜וֹ wə·’im·mōw and mother Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × לֹ֣א lō did not Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × יָדְע֗וּ yā·ḏə·‘ū know Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 3045 BSB/Thayers 1) to know   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to know       1a1a) to know, learn to know       1a1b) to perceive       1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern       1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish       1a1e) to know by experience       1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess       1a1g) to consider     1a2) to know, be acquainted with     1a3) to know (a person carnally)     1a4) to know how, be skilful in     1a5) to have knowledge, be wise   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed     1b2) to make oneself known     1b3) to be perceived     1b4) to be instructed   1c) (Piel) to cause to know   1d) (Poal) to cause to know   1e) (Pual)     1e1) to be known     1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle)   1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare   1g) (Hophal) to be made known   1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself × כִּ֤י kî . . . Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × הִ֔יא hî this Grammar Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × כִּי־ kî- was from Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × מֵיְהוָה֙ Yah·weh the LORD , Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × הֽוּא־ hū- who Grammar Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ mə·ḇaq·qêš was seeking Grammar Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 1245 BSB/Thayers 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request   1a) (Piel)     1a1) to seek to find     1a2) to seek to secure     1a3) to seek the face     1a4) to desire, demand     1a5) to require, exact     1a6) to ask, request   1b) (Pual) to be sought × תֹאֲנָ֥ה ṯō·’ă·nāh an occasion to move Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 8385 BSB/Thayers 1) occasion, time of heat or oestrous or copulation, sexual drive (of animal) 2) occasion, opportunity (for a quarrel) × מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים mip·pə·liš·tîm against the Philistines ; Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strongs 6430 BSB/Thayers                 Philistine = |immigrants| 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan × הַהִ֔יא ha·hî for at that Grammar Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × וּבָעֵ֣ת ū·ḇā·‘êṯ time Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strongs 6256 BSB/Thayers 1) time   1a) time (of an event)   1b) time (usual)   1c) experiences, fortunes   1d) occurrence, occasion × פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים pə·liš·tîm the Philistines Grammar Noun - proper - masculine plural Strongs 6430 BSB/Thayers                 Philistine = |immigrants| 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan × מֹשְׁלִ֥ים mō·šə·lîm were ruling Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strongs 4910 BSB/Thayers 1) to rule, have dominion, reign   1a) (Qal) to rule, have dominion   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to cause to rule     1b2) to exercise dominion × בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ bə·yiś·rā·’êl over Israel . ) Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3478 BSB/Thayers         Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob   2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split   2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah   2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile וְאָבִ֨יו wə·’ā·ḇîw ( Now his father וְאִמּ֜וֹ wə·’im·mōw and mother לֹ֣א lō did not יָדְע֗וּ yā·ḏə·‘ū know כִּ֤י kî . . . הִ֔יא hî this כִּי־ kî- was from מֵיְהוָה֙ Yah·weh the LORD , הֽוּא־ hū- who מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ mə·ḇaq·qêš was seeking תֹאֲנָ֥ה ṯō·’ă·nāh an occasion to move מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים mip·pə·liš·tîm against the Philistines ; הַהִ֔יא ha·hî for at that וּבָעֵ֣ת ū·ḇā·‘êṯ time פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים pə·liš·tîm the Philistines מֹשְׁלִ֥ים mō·šə·lîm were ruling בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ bə·yiś·rā·’êl over Israel . )
5	Then Samson went down to Timnah with his father and mother and came to the vineyards of Timnah. Suddenly a young lion came roaring at him,
	× שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן šim·šō·wn Then Samson Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × וַיֵּ֧רֶד way·yê·reḏ went down Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3381 BSB/Thayers 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come down     1a2) to sink     1a3) to be prostrated     1a4) to come down (of revelation)   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to bring down     1b2) to send down     1b3) to take down     1b4) to lay prostrate     1b5) to let down   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought down     1c2) to be taken down × תִּמְנָ֑תָה tim·nā·ṯāh to Timnah Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 8553 BSB/Thayers           Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = |portion| 1) a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan 2) a town in the hill country of Judah × וְאָבִ֥יו wə·’ā·ḇîw with his father Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וְאִמּ֖וֹ wə·’im·mōw and mother Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ way·yā·ḇō·’ū and came Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × עַד־ ‘aḏ- to Grammar Preposition Strongs 5704 BSB/Thayers prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as   1a) of space     1a1) as far as, up to, even to   1b) in combination     1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)   1c) of time     1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end   1d) of degree     1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even × כַּרְמֵ֣י kar·mê the vineyards Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 3754 BSB/Thayers 1) vineyard × תִמְנָ֔תָה ṯim·nā·ṯāh of Timnah . Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 8553 BSB/Thayers           Timnath or Timnah or Thimnathah = |portion| 1) a town on the northern boundary of Judah later assigned to Dan 2) a town in the hill country of Judah × וְהִנֵּה֙ wə·hin·nêh Suddenly Grammar Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strongs 2009 BSB/Thayers 1) behold, lo, see, if × כְּפִ֣יר kə·p̄îr a young lion Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 3715 BSB/Thayers 1) young lion 2) village × אֲרָי֔וֹת ’ă·rā·yō·wṯ . . . Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 738 BSB/Thayers 1) lion   1a) pictures or images of lions × שֹׁאֵ֖ג šō·’êḡ came roaring Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 7580 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) to roar   1a) of lion, conqueror, Jehovah, cry of distress × לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃ liq·rā·ṯōw at him , Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 7122 BSB/Thayers 1) to encounter, befall, meet   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to meet, encounter     1a2) to befall (fig)   1b) (Niphal) to meet, meet unexpectedly   1c) (Hiphil) to cause to meet שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן šim·šō·wn Then Samson וַיֵּ֧רֶד way·yê·reḏ went down תִּמְנָ֑תָה tim·nā·ṯāh to Timnah וְאָבִ֥יו wə·’ā·ḇîw with his father וְאִמּ֖וֹ wə·’im·mōw and mother וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ way·yā·ḇō·’ū and came עַד־ ‘aḏ- to כַּרְמֵ֣י kar·mê the vineyards תִמְנָ֔תָה ṯim·nā·ṯāh of Timnah . וְהִנֵּה֙ wə·hin·nêh Suddenly כְּפִ֣יר kə·p̄îr a young lion אֲרָי֔וֹת ’ă·rā·yō·wṯ . . . שֹׁאֵ֖ג šō·’êḡ came roaring לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃ liq·rā·ṯōw at him ,
6	and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father or mother what he had done.
	× ר֣וּחַ rū·aḥ and the Spirit Grammar Noun - common singular construct Strongs 7307 BSB/Thayers 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit   1a) breath   1b) wind     1b1) of heaven     1b2) quarter (of wind), side     1b3) breath of air     1b4) air, gas     1b5) vain, empty thing   1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)     1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour     1c2) courage     1c3) temper, anger     1c4) impatience, patience     1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)     1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse     1c7) prophetic spirit   1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)     1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being   1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)     1e1) desire     1e2) sorrow, trouble   1f) spirit     1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts     1f2) rarely of the will     1f3) as seat especially of moral character   1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son     1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy     1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning     1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power     1g4) as endowing men with various gifts     1g5) as energy of life     1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory     1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force × יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh of the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × וַתִּצְלַ֨ח wat·tiṣ·laḥ came powerfully Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 6743 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) to rush 2) to advance, prosper, make progress, succeed, be profitable   2a) (Qal) to prosper   2b) (Hiphil)     2b1) to make prosperous, bring to successful issue, cause to prosper     2b2) to show or experience prosperity, prosper × עָלָ֜יו ‘ā·lāw upon him , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙ way·šas·sə·‘ê·hū and he tore the lion apart Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 8156 BSB/Thayers 1) to divide, cleave, part, split   1a) (Qal) cleaving, cleft (participle)   1b) (Piel) to tear in two, cleave in two × וּמְא֖וּמָה ū·mə·’ū·māh with his bare Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3972 BSB/Thayers 1) anything × אֵ֣ין ’ên . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 369 BSB/Thayers 1) nothing, not, nought n   1a) nothing, nought neg   1b) not   1c) to have not (of possession) adv   1d) without w/prep   1e) for lack of × בְּיָד֑וֹ bə·yā·ḏōw hands Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 3027 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × כְּשַׁסַּ֣ע kə·šas·sa‘ as one would tear Grammar Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strongs 8156 BSB/Thayers 1) to divide, cleave, part, split   1a) (Qal) cleaving, cleft (participle)   1b) (Piel) to tear in two, cleave in two × הַגְּדִ֔י hag·gə·ḏî a young goat . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1423 BSB/Thayers 1) kid, young male goat × וְלֹ֤א wə·lō But he did not Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × הִגִּיד֙ hig·gîḏ tell Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לְאָבִ֣יו lə·’ā·ḇîw his father Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ ū·lə·’im·mōw or mother Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer what Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × עָשָֽׂה׃ ‘ā·śāh he had done . Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze ר֣וּחַ rū·aḥ and the Spirit יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh of the LORD וַתִּצְלַ֨ח wat·tiṣ·laḥ came powerfully עָלָ֜יו ‘ā·lāw upon him , וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙ way·šas·sə·‘ê·hū and he tore the lion apart וּמְא֖וּמָה ū·mə·’ū·māh with his bare אֵ֣ין ’ên . . . בְּיָד֑וֹ bə·yā·ḏōw hands כְּשַׁסַּ֣ע kə·šas·sa‘ as one would tear הַגְּדִ֔י hag·gə·ḏî a young goat . וְלֹ֤א wə·lō But he did not הִגִּיד֙ hig·gîḏ tell לְאָבִ֣יו lə·’ā·ḇîw his father וּלְאִמּ֔וֹ ū·lə·’im·mōw or mother אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer what עָשָֽׂה׃ ‘ā·śāh he had done .
7	Then Samson continued on his way down and spoke to the woman, because she was pleasing to his eyes.
	× וַיֵּ֖רֶד way·yê·reḏ Then [Samson] continued on his way down Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3381 BSB/Thayers 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come down     1a2) to sink     1a3) to be prostrated     1a4) to come down (of revelation)   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to bring down     1b2) to send down     1b3) to take down     1b4) to lay prostrate     1b5) to let down   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought down     1c2) to be taken down × וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר way·ḏab·bêr and spoke Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1696 BSB/Thayers 1) to speak, declare, converse, command, promise, warn, threaten, sing   1a) (Qal) to speak   1b) (Niphal) to speak with one another, talk   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to speak     1c2) to promise   1d) (Pual) to be spoken   1e) (Hithpael) to speak   1f) (Hiphil) to lead away, put to flight × לָאִשָּׁ֑ה lā·’iš·šāh to the woman , Grammar Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃ šim·šō·wn because Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × וַתִּישַׁ֖ר wat·tî·šar she was pleasing Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 3474 BSB/Thayers 1) to be right, be straight, be level, be upright, be just, be lawful, be smooth   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go straight     1a2) to be pleasing, be agreeable, be right (fig.)     1a3) to be straightforward, be upright   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to make right, make smooth, make straight     1b2) to lead, direct, lead straight along     1b3) to esteem right, approve   1c) (Pual) to be made level, be laid smoothly out   1d) (Hiphil) to make straight, look straight × בְּעֵינֵ֥י bə·‘ê·nê to his eyes . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - cdc Strongs 5869 BSB/Thayers 1) eye   1a) eye     1a1) of physical eye     1a2) as showing mental qualities     1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain וַיֵּ֖רֶד way·yê·reḏ Then [Samson] continued on his way down וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר way·ḏab·bêr and spoke לָאִשָּׁ֑ה lā·’iš·šāh to the woman , שִׁמְשֽׁוֹן׃ šim·šō·wn because וַתִּישַׁ֖ר wat·tî·šar she was pleasing בְּעֵינֵ֥י bə·‘ê·nê to his eyes .
8	When Samson returned later to take her, he left the road to see the lion’s carcass, and in it was a swarm of bees, along with their honey.
	× וַיָּ֤שָׁב way·yā·šāḇ When [Samson] returned Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7725 BSB/Thayers 1) to return, turn back   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn back, return       1a1a) to turn back       1a1b) to return, come or go back       1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back       1a1d) of dying       1a1e) of human relations (fig)       1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig)         1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise         1a1f2) to turn away (of God)         1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent         1a1f4) turn back (from evil)       1a1g) of inanimate things       1a1h) in repetition   1b) (Polel)     1b1) to bring back     1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig)     1b3) to lead away (enticingly)     1b4) to show turning, apostatise   1c) (Pual) restored (participle)   1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back     1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment     1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore     1d3) to bring back, report to, answer     1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense)     1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse     1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward     1d7) to turn against     1d8) to bring back to mind     1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke   1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back   1f) (Pulal) brought back × מִיָּמִים֙ mî·yā·mîm later Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ lə·qaḥ·tāh to take her , Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × וַיָּ֣סַר way·yā·sar he left Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5493 BSB/Thayers 1) to turn aside, depart   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto     1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid     1a3) to be removed     1a4) to come to an end   1b) (Polel) to turn aside   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose     1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish   1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed × לִרְא֔וֹת lir·’ō·wṯ the road to see Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 7200 BSB/Thayers 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to see     1a2) to see, perceive     1a3) to see, have vision     1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out     1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish     1a6) to look at, gaze at   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to appear, present oneself     1b2) to be seen     1b3) to be visible   1c) (Pual) to be seen   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to see, show     1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be caused to see, be shown     1e2) to be exhibited to   1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face × אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × הָאַרְיֵ֑ה hā·’ar·yêh the lion’s Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 738 BSB/Thayers 1) lion   1a) pictures or images of lions × מַפֶּ֣לֶת map·pe·leṯ carcass , Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 4658 BSB/Thayers 1) carcass, ruin, overthrow   1a) carcass   1b) ruin, overthrow × בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת biḡ·wî·yaṯ and in [it] Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 1472 BSB/Thayers 1) a body (of living creatures) 2) a corpse, carcass, dead body × הָאַרְיֵ֖ה hā·’ar·yêh . . . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 738 BSB/Thayers 1) lion   1a) pictures or images of lions × וְהִנֵּ֨ה wə·hin·nêh was Grammar Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strongs 2009 BSB/Thayers 1) behold, lo, see, if × עֲדַ֧ת ‘ă·ḏaṯ a swarm Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 5712 BSB/Thayers 1) congregation, gathering × דְּבוֹרִ֛ים də·ḇō·w·rîm of bees , Grammar Noun - feminine plural Strongs 1682 BSB/Thayers 1) bee × וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ū·ḏə·ḇāš along with their honey . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1706 BSB/Thayers 1) honey וַיָּ֤שָׁב way·yā·šāḇ When [Samson] returned מִיָּמִים֙ mî·yā·mîm later לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ lə·qaḥ·tāh to take her , וַיָּ֣סַר way·yā·sar he left לִרְא֔וֹת lir·’ō·wṯ the road to see אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - הָאַרְיֵ֑ה hā·’ar·yêh the lion’s מַפֶּ֣לֶת map·pe·leṯ carcass , בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת biḡ·wî·yaṯ and in [it] הָאַרְיֵ֖ה hā·’ar·yêh . . . וְהִנֵּ֨ה wə·hin·nêh was עֲדַ֧ת ‘ă·ḏaṯ a swarm דְּבוֹרִ֛ים də·ḇō·w·rîm of bees , וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ ū·ḏə·ḇāš along with their honey .
9	So he scooped some honey into his hands and ate it as he went along. And when he returned to his father and mother, he gave some to them and they ate it. But he did not tell them that he had taken the honey from the lion’s carcass.
	× וַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּ way·yir·dê·hū So he scooped Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 7287 BSB/Thayers 1) to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down   1a) (Qal) to have dominion, rule, subjugate   1b) (Hiphil) to cause to dominate 2) to scrape out   2a) (Qal) to scrape, scrape out × אֶל־ ’el- some honey into Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × כַּפָּ֗יו kap·pāw his hands Grammar Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 3709 BSB/Thayers 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand   1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand   1b) power   1c) sole (of the foot)   1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects     1d1) of thigh-joint     1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow)     1d3) hollow (of sling)     1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees)     1d5) handles (as bent) × וְאָכֹ֔ל wə·’ā·ḵōl and ate it Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strongs 398 BSB/Thayers 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to eat (human subject)     1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)     1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)     1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)     1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)     1a6) to devour (of oppression)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be eaten (by men)     1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)     1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to cause to eat, feed with     1c2) to cause to devour   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to feed     1d2) to cause to eat   1e) (Piel)     1e1) consume × וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ way·yê·leḵ as he went along Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × הָלוֹךְ֙ hā·lō·wḵ . . . . Grammar Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ way·yê·leḵ And when he returned Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × אֶל־ ’el- to Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × אָבִ֣יו ’ā·ḇîw his father Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וְאֶל־ wə·’el- . . . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × אִמּ֔וֹ ’im·mōw and mother , Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × וַיִּתֵּ֥ן way·yit·tên he gave Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × לָהֶ֖ם lā·hem some to them Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ way·yō·ḵê·lū and they ate it . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 398 BSB/Thayers 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to eat (human subject)     1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)     1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)     1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)     1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)     1a6) to devour (of oppression)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be eaten (by men)     1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)     1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to cause to eat, feed with     1c2) to cause to devour   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to feed     1d2) to cause to eat   1e) (Piel)     1e1) consume × וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- But he did not Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × הִגִּ֣יד hig·gîḏ tell Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לָהֶ֔ם lā·hem them Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × כִּ֛י kî that Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × רָדָ֥ה rā·ḏāh he had taken Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7287 BSB/Thayers 1) to rule, have dominion, dominate, tread down   1a) (Qal) to have dominion, rule, subjugate   1b) (Hiphil) to cause to dominate 2) to scrape out   2a) (Qal) to scrape, scrape out × הַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ had·də·ḇāš the honey Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1706 BSB/Thayers 1) honey × הָאַרְיֵ֖ה hā·’ar·yêh from the lion’s Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 738 BSB/Thayers 1) lion   1a) pictures or images of lions × מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת mig·gə·wî·yaṯ carcass . Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 1472 BSB/Thayers 1) a body (of living creatures) 2) a corpse, carcass, dead body וַיִּרְדֵּ֣הוּ way·yir·dê·hū So he scooped אֶל־ ’el- some honey into כַּפָּ֗יו kap·pāw his hands וְאָכֹ֔ל wə·’ā·ḵōl and ate it וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ way·yê·leḵ as he went along הָלוֹךְ֙ hā·lō·wḵ . . . . וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙ way·yê·leḵ And when he returned אֶל־ ’el- to אָבִ֣יו ’ā·ḇîw his father וְאֶל־ wə·’el- . . . אִמּ֔וֹ ’im·mōw and mother , וַיִּתֵּ֥ן way·yit·tên he gave לָהֶ֖ם lā·hem some to them וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ way·yō·ḵê·lū and they ate it . וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- But he did not הִגִּ֣יד hig·gîḏ tell לָהֶ֔ם lā·hem them כִּ֛י kî that רָדָ֥ה rā·ḏāh he had taken הַדְּבָֽשׁ׃ had·də·ḇāš the honey הָאַרְיֵ֖ה hā·’ar·yêh from the lion’s מִגְּוִיַּ֥ת mig·gə·wî·yaṯ carcass .
10	Then his father went to visit the woman, and Samson prepared a feast there, as was customary for the bridegroom.
	× אָבִ֖יהוּ ’ā·ḇî·hū Then his father Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וַיֵּ֥רֶד way·yê·reḏ went Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3381 BSB/Thayers 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come down     1a2) to sink     1a3) to be prostrated     1a4) to come down (of revelation)   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to bring down     1b2) to send down     1b3) to take down     1b4) to lay prostrate     1b5) to let down   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought down     1c2) to be taken down × אֶל־ ’el- to Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × הָאִשָּׁ֑ה hā·’iš·šāh visit the woman , Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ šim·šō·wn and Samson Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × וַיַּ֨עַשׂ way·ya·‘aś prepared Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה miš·teh a feast Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4960 BSB/Thayers 1) feast, drink, banquet   1a) feast, banquet   1b) drink × שָׁ֤ם šām there , Grammar Adverb Strongs 8033 BSB/Thayers 1) there, thither   1a) there   1b) thither (after verbs of motion)   1c) from there, thence   1d) then (as an adverb of time) × כִּ֛י kî as Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × כֵּ֥ן kên . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 3651 BSB/Thayers adv 1) so, therefore, thus   1a) thus, so   1b) just so   1c) therefore   1d) so...as (paired with adv)   1e) then   1f) forasmuch as (in phrase)   1g) (with prep)     1g1) therefore, this being so (specific)     1g2) hitherto     1g3) therefore, on this ground (general)     1g4) afterwards     1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable   2a) right, just, honest   2b) correct   2c) true, veritable   2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent) × יַעֲשׂ֖וּ ya·‘ă·śū was customary Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 6213 BSB/Thayers 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to do, work, make, produce       1a1a) to do       1a1b) to work       1a1c) to deal (with)       1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect     1a2) to make       1a2a) to make       1a2b) to produce       1a2c) to prepare       1a2d) to make (an offering)       1a2e) to attend to, put in order       1a2f) to observe, celebrate       1a2g) to acquire (property)       1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute       1a2i) to bring about       1a2j) to use       1a2k) to spend, pass   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be done     1b2) to be made     1b3) to be produced     1b4) to be offered     1b5) to be observed     1b6) to be used   1c) (Pual) to be made 2) (Piel) to press, squeeze × הַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ hab·ba·ḥū·rîm for the bridegroom . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 970 BSB/Thayers 1) youth, young man אָבִ֖יהוּ ’ā·ḇî·hū Then his father וַיֵּ֥רֶד way·yê·reḏ went אֶל־ ’el- to הָאִשָּׁ֑ה hā·’iš·šāh visit the woman , שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ šim·šō·wn and Samson וַיַּ֨עַשׂ way·ya·‘aś prepared מִשְׁתֶּ֔ה miš·teh a feast שָׁ֤ם šām there , כִּ֛י kî as כֵּ֥ן kên . . . יַעֲשׂ֖וּ ya·‘ă·śū was customary הַבַּחוּרִֽים׃ hab·ba·ḥū·rîm for the bridegroom .
11	And when the Philistines saw him, they selected thirty men to accompany him.
	× וַיְהִ֖י way·hî And when Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × כִּרְאוֹתָ֣ם kir·’ō·w·ṯām [the Philistines] saw him , Grammar Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 7200 Footnote Or when the bride’s parents saw him; literally when they saw him BSB/Thayers 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to see     1a2) to see, perceive     1a3) to see, have vision     1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out     1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish     1a6) to look at, gaze at   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to appear, present oneself     1b2) to be seen     1b3) to be visible   1c) (Pual) to be seen   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to see, show     1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at   1e) (Hophal)     1e1) to be caused to see, be shown     1e2) to be exhibited to   1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face × אוֹת֑וֹ ’ō·w·ṯōw - Grammar Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × וַיִּקְחוּ֙ way·yiq·ḥū they selected Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty Grammar Number - common plural Strongs 7970 BSB/Thayers 1) thirty, thirtieth × מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים mê·rê·‘îm men to accompany him Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 4828 BSB/Thayers 1) companion, friend, confidential friend × וַיִּהְי֖וּ way·yih·yū . . . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × אִתּֽוֹ׃ ’it·tōw . . . . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 854 BSB/Thayers 1) with, near, together with   1a) with, together with   1b) with (of relationship)   1c) near (of place)   1d) with (poss.)   1e) from...with, from (with other prep) וַיְהִ֖י way·hî And when כִּרְאוֹתָ֣ם kir·’ō·w·ṯām [the Philistines] saw him , אוֹת֑וֹ ’ō·w·ṯōw - וַיִּקְחוּ֙ way·yiq·ḥū they selected שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים mê·rê·‘îm men to accompany him וַיִּהְי֖וּ way·yih·yū . . . אִתּֽוֹ׃ ’it·tōw . . . .
12	“Let me tell you a riddle,” Samson said to them. “If you can solve it for me within the seven days of the feast, I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.
	× אָחֽוּדָה־ ’ā·ḥū·ḏāh- “ Let me tell Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular Strongs 2330 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) to propose a riddle, propound a riddle × נָּ֥א nā . . . Grammar Interjection Strongs 4994 BSB/Thayers 1) I (we) pray, now, please   1a) used in entreaty or exhortation × לָכֶ֖ם lā·ḵem you Grammar Preposition | second person masculine plural × חִידָ֑ה ḥî·ḏāh a riddle , ” Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') × שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן šim·šō·wn Samson Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way·yō·mer said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לָהֶם֙ lā·hem to them . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × אִם־ ’im- “ If Grammar Conjunction Strongs 518 BSB/Thayers 1) if   1a) conditional clauses     1a1) of possible situations     1a2) of impossible situations   1b) oath contexts     1b1) no, not   1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or   1d) when, whenever   1e) since   1f) interrogative particle   1g) but rather × הַגֵּ֣ד hag·gêḏ you can solve Grammar Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × תַּגִּידוּ֩ tag·gî·ḏū . . . Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × אוֹתָ֨הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh it Grammar Direct object marker | third person feminine singular Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × לִ֜י lî for me Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × שִׁבְעַ֨ת šiḇ·‘aṯ [within the] seven Grammar Number - masculine singular construct Strongs 7651 BSB/Thayers 1) seven (cardinal number)   1a) as ordinal number   1b) in combination-17, 700 etc × יְמֵ֤י yə·mê days Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ ham·miš·teh of the feast Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4960 BSB/Thayers 1) feast, drink, banquet   1a) feast, banquet   1b) drink × וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם ū·mə·ṣā·ṯem - , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 4672 BSB/Thayers 1) to find, attain to   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to find       1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)       1a1b) to find (what is lost)       1a1c) to meet, encounter       1a1d) to find (a condition)       1a1e) to learn, devise     1a2) to find out       1a2a) to find out       1a2b) to detect       1a2c) to guess     1a3) to come upon, light upon       1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with       1a3b) to hit       1a3c) to befall   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be found       1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered       1b1b) to appear, be recognised       1b1c) to be discovered, be detected       1b1d) to be gained, be secured     1b2) to be, be found       1b2a) to be found in       1b2b) to be in the possession of       1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be       1b2d) to be left (after war)       1b2e) to be present       1b2f) to prove to be       1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to find, attain     1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come     1c3) to cause to encounter     1c4) to present (offering) × וְנָתַתִּ֤י wə·nā·ṯat·tî I will give Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × לָכֶם֙ lā·ḵem you Grammar Preposition | second person masculine plural × שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty Grammar Number - common plural Strongs 7970 BSB/Thayers 1) thirty, thirtieth × סְדִינִ֔ים sə·ḏî·nîm linen garments Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 5466 BSB/Thayers 1) linen wrapper   1a) rectangular piece of fine linen worn as outer, or at night, as a sole garment × וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים ū·šə·lō·šîm and thirty Grammar Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strongs 7970 BSB/Thayers 1) thirty, thirtieth × חֲלִפֹ֥ת ḥă·li·p̄ōṯ sets Grammar Noun - feminine plural construct Strongs 2487 BSB/Thayers 1) a change, change (of garments), replacement   1a) change (of raiment)   1b) relays   1c) relief (from death)   1d) changing, varying (course of life) × בְּגָדִֽים׃ bə·ḡā·ḏîm of clothes . Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 899 BSB/Thayers 1) treachery, deceit 2) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) אָחֽוּדָה־ ’ā·ḥū·ḏāh- “ Let me tell נָּ֥א nā . . . לָכֶ֖ם lā·ḵem you חִידָ֑ה ḥî·ḏāh a riddle , ” שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן šim·šō·wn Samson וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way·yō·mer said לָהֶם֙ lā·hem to them . אִם־ ’im- “ If הַגֵּ֣ד hag·gêḏ you can solve תַּגִּידוּ֩ tag·gî·ḏū . . . אוֹתָ֨הּ ’ō·w·ṯāh it לִ֜י lî for me שִׁבְעַ֨ת šiḇ·‘aṯ [within the] seven יְמֵ֤י yə·mê days הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ ham·miš·teh of the feast וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם ū·mə·ṣā·ṯem - , וְנָתַתִּ֤י wə·nā·ṯat·tî I will give לָכֶם֙ lā·ḵem you שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty סְדִינִ֔ים sə·ḏî·nîm linen garments וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים ū·šə·lō·šîm and thirty חֲלִפֹ֥ת ḥă·li·p̄ōṯ sets בְּגָדִֽים׃ bə·ḡā·ḏîm of clothes .
13	But if you cannot solve it, you must give me thirty linen garments and thirty sets of clothes.” “Tell us your riddle,” they replied. “Let us hear it.”
	× וְאִם־ wə·’im- But if Grammar Conjunction Strongs 518 BSB/Thayers 1) if   1a) conditional clauses     1a1) of possible situations     1a2) of impossible situations   1b) oath contexts     1b1) no, not   1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or   1d) when, whenever   1e) since   1f) interrogative particle   1g) but rather × לֹ֣א lō you cannot Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × תוּכְלוּ֮ ṯū·ḵə·lū . . . Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 3201 BSB/Thayers 1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach     1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor     1a3) to have ability, have strength × לְהַגִּ֣יד lə·hag·gîḏ solve it Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לִי֒ lî , Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × אַתֶּ֥ם ’at·tem you Grammar Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strongs 859 BSB/Thayers 1) you (second pers. sing. masc.) × וּנְתַתֶּ֨ם ū·nə·ṯat·tem must give Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × לִי֙ lî me Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty Grammar Number - common plural Strongs 7970 BSB/Thayers 1) thirty, thirtieth × סְדִינִ֔ים sə·ḏî·nîm linen garments Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 5466 BSB/Thayers 1) linen wrapper   1a) rectangular piece of fine linen worn as outer, or at night, as a sole garment × וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים ū·šə·lō·šîm and thirty Grammar Conjunctive waw | Number - common plural Strongs 7970 BSB/Thayers 1) thirty, thirtieth × חֲלִיפ֣וֹת ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ sets Grammar Noun - feminine plural construct Strongs 2487 BSB/Thayers 1) a change, change (of garments), replacement   1a) change (of raiment)   1b) relays   1c) relief (from death)   1d) changing, varying (course of life) × בְּגָדִ֑ים bə·ḡā·ḏîm of clothes . ” Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 899 BSB/Thayers 1) treachery, deceit 2) (CLBL) garment, clothing (used indiscriminately) × ח֥וּדָה ḥū·ḏāh “ Tell us Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 2330 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) to propose a riddle, propound a riddle × חִידָתְךָ֖ ḥî·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā your riddle , ” Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') × וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ way·yō·mə·rū they replied Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × ל֔וֹ lōw . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × וְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ wə·niš·mā·‘en·nāh “ Let us hear it . ” Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural | third person feminine singular Strongs 8085 BSB/Thayers v 1) to hear, listen to, obey   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)     1a2) to hear of or concerning     1a3) to hear (have power to hear)     1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to     1a5) to understand (language)     1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)     1a7) to listen, give heed       1a7a) to consent, agree       1a7b) to grant request     1a8) to listen to, yield to     1a9) to obey, be obedient   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)     1b2) to be heard of     1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed   1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound     1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)     1d3) to make proclamation, summon     1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound וְאִם־ wə·’im- But if לֹ֣א lō you cannot תוּכְלוּ֮ ṯū·ḵə·lū . . . לְהַגִּ֣יד lə·hag·gîḏ solve it לִי֒ lî , אַתֶּ֥ם ’at·tem you וּנְתַתֶּ֨ם ū·nə·ṯat·tem must give לִי֙ lî me שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty סְדִינִ֔ים sə·ḏî·nîm linen garments וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים ū·šə·lō·šîm and thirty חֲלִיפ֣וֹת ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ sets בְּגָדִ֑ים bə·ḡā·ḏîm of clothes . ” ח֥וּדָה ḥū·ḏāh “ Tell us חִידָתְךָ֖ ḥî·ḏā·ṯə·ḵā your riddle , ” וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ way·yō·mə·rū they replied ל֔וֹ lōw . וְנִשְׁמָעֶֽנָּה׃ wə·niš·mā·‘en·nāh “ Let us hear it . ”
14	So he said to them: “Out of the eater came something to eat, and out of the strong came something sweet.” For three days they were unable to explain the riddle.
	× וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer So he said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לָהֶ֗ם lā·hem to them : Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × מֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙ mê·hā·’ō·ḵêl “ Out of the eater Grammar Preposition-m, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 398 BSB/Thayers 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to eat (human subject)     1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds)     1a3) to devour, consume (of fire)     1a4) to devour, slay (of sword)     1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought)     1a6) to devour (of oppression)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be eaten (by men)     1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire)     1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh)   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to cause to eat, feed with     1c2) to cause to devour   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to feed     1d2) to cause to eat   1e) (Piel)     1e1) consume × יָצָ֣א yā·ṣā came Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3318 BSB/Thayers 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart     1a2) to go forth (to a place)     1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)     1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)     1a5) to come out of   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out     1b2) to bring out of     1b3) to lead out     1b4) to deliver   1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth × מַאֲכָ֔ל ma·’ă·ḵāl something to eat , Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3978 BSB/Thayers 1) food, fruit, meat × וּמֵעַ֖ז ū·mê·‘az and out of the strong Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 5794 BSB/Thayers 1) strong, mighty, fierce × יָצָ֣א yā·ṣā came Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3318 BSB/Thayers 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart     1a2) to go forth (to a place)     1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something)     1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result)     1a5) to come out of   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out     1b2) to bring out of     1b3) to lead out     1b4) to deliver   1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth × מָת֑וֹק mā·ṯō·wq something sweet . ” Grammar Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 4966 BSB/Thayers adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing) × שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת šə·lō·šeṯ For three Grammar Number - masculine singular construct Strongs 7969 BSB/Thayers 1) three, triad   1a) 3, 300, third × יָמִֽים׃ yā·mîm days Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × וְלֹ֥א wə·lō they were unable Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × יָכְל֛וּ yā·ḵə·lū . . . Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 3201 BSB/Thayers 1) to prevail, overcome, endure, have power, be able   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach     1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor     1a3) to have ability, have strength × לְהַגִּ֥יד lə·hag·gîḏ to explain Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × הַחִידָ֖ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle . Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer So he said לָהֶ֗ם lā·hem to them : מֵהָֽאֹכֵל֙ mê·hā·’ō·ḵêl “ Out of the eater יָצָ֣א yā·ṣā came מַאֲכָ֔ל ma·’ă·ḵāl something to eat , וּמֵעַ֖ז ū·mê·‘az and out of the strong יָצָ֣א yā·ṣā came מָת֑וֹק mā·ṯō·wq something sweet . ” שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת šə·lō·šeṯ For three יָמִֽים׃ yā·mîm days וְלֹ֥א wə·lō they were unable יָכְל֛וּ yā·ḵə·lū . . . לְהַגִּ֥יד lə·hag·gîḏ to explain הַחִידָ֖ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle .
15	So on the fourth day they said to Samson’s wife, “Entice your husband to explain the riddle to us, or we will burn you and your father’s household to death. Did you invite us here to rob us?”
	× וַיְהִ֣י׀ way·hî So Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י haš·šə·ḇî·‘î on the fourth Grammar Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strongs 7637 Footnote LXX and Syriac; Hebrew seventh BSB/Thayers 1) seventh   1a) ordinal number × בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm day Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ way·yō·mə·rū they said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ šim·šō·wn to Samson’s Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × לְאֵֽשֶׁת־ lə·’ê·šeṯ- wife , Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × פַּתִּ֣י pat·tî “ Entice Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperative - feminine singular Strongs 6601 BSB/Thayers 1) to be spacious, be open, be wide   1a) (Qal) to be spacious or open or wide   1b) (Hiphil) to make spacious, make open 2) to be simple, entice, deceive, persuade   2a) (Qal)     2a1) to be open-minded, be simple, be naive     2a2) to be enticed, be deceived   2b) (Niphal) to be deceived, be gullible   2c) (Piel)   2c) (Piel)     2c1) to persuade, seduce     2c2) to deceive   2d) (Pual)     2d1) to be persuaded     2d2) to be deceived × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × אִישֵׁ֗ךְ ’î·šêḵ your husband Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × וְיַגֶּד־ wə·yag·geḏ- to explain Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × הַ֣חִידָ֔ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') × לָ֙נוּ֙ lā·nū to us , Grammar Preposition | first person common plural × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × פֶּן־ pen- or Grammar Conjunction Strongs 6435 BSB/Thayers conj 1) lest, not, beware lest adv 2) lest × נִשְׂרֹ֥ף niś·rōp̄ we will burn Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strongs 8313 BSB/Thayers 1) to burn   1a) (Qal) to burn   1b) (Niphal) to be burned   1c) (Piel) burner, burning (participle)   1d) (Pual) to be burnt up, be burned × אוֹתָ֛ךְ ’ō·w·ṯāḵ you Grammar Direct object marker | second person feminine singular Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × אָבִ֖יךְ ’ā·ḇîḵ and your father’s Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × בֵּ֥ית bêṯ household Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × בָּאֵ֑שׁ bā·’êš to death . Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular Strongs 784 BSB/Thayers 1) fire   1a) fire, flames   1b) supernatural fire (accompanying theophany)   1c) fire (for cooking, roasting, parching)   1d) altar-fire   1e) God's anger (fig.) × קְרָאתֶ֥ם qə·rā·ṯem Did you invite us Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 7121 BSB/Thayers 1) to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to call, cry, utter a loud sound     1a2) to call unto, cry (for help), call (with name of God)     1a3) to proclaim     1a4) to read aloud, read (to oneself), read     1a5) to summon, invite, call for, call and commission, appoint, call and endow     1a6) to call, name, give name to, call by   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to call oneself     1b2) to be called, be proclaimed, be read aloud, be summoned, be named   1c) (Pual) to be called, be named, be called out, be chosen × לָ֖נוּ lā·nū here Grammar Preposition | first person common plural × הֲלֹֽא׃ hă·lō . . . Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ hal·yā·rə·šê·nū to rob us ? ” Grammar Preposition | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common plural Strongs 3423 BSB/Thayers 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take possession of     1a2) to inherit     1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor   1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty   1c) (Piel) to devour   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to possess or inherit     1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit     1d3) to impoverish     1d4) to dispossess     1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit וַיְהִ֣י׀ way·hî So הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י haš·šə·ḇî·‘î on the fourth בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm day וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ way·yō·mə·rū they said שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ šim·šō·wn to Samson’s לְאֵֽשֶׁת־ lə·’ê·šeṯ- wife , פַּתִּ֣י pat·tî “ Entice אֶת־ ’eṯ- - אִישֵׁ֗ךְ ’î·šêḵ your husband וְיַגֶּד־ wə·yag·geḏ- to explain הַ֣חִידָ֔ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle לָ֙נוּ֙ lā·nū to us , אֶת־ ’eṯ- - פֶּן־ pen- or נִשְׂרֹ֥ף niś·rōp̄ we will burn אוֹתָ֛ךְ ’ō·w·ṯāḵ you וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- - אָבִ֖יךְ ’ā·ḇîḵ and your father’s בֵּ֥ית bêṯ household בָּאֵ֑שׁ bā·’êš to death . קְרָאתֶ֥ם qə·rā·ṯem Did you invite us לָ֖נוּ lā·nū here הֲלֹֽא׃ hă·lō . . . הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ hal·yā·rə·šê·nū to rob us ? ”
16	Then Samson’s wife came to him, weeping, and said, “You hate me! You do not really love me! You have posed to my people a riddle, but have not explained it to me.” “Look,” he said, “I have not even explained it to my father or mother, so why should I explain it to you?”
	× שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן šim·šō·wn Then Samson’s Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × אֵ֨שֶׁת ’ê·šeṯ wife Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × עָלָ֗יו ‘ā·lāw came to him , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ wat·tê·ḇək weeping , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 1058 BSB/Thayers 1) to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)     1a2) to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)     1a3) to weep upon (embrace and weep)     1a4) to bewail   1b) (Piel) participle     1b1) lamenting     1b2) bewailing × וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ wat·tō·mer and said , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × רַק־ raq- . . . Grammar Adverb Strongs 7535 BSB/Thayers 1) only, altogether, surely   1a) only   1b) only, nought but, altogether (in limitation)   1c) save, except (after a negative)   1d) only, altogether, surely (with an affirmative)   1e) if only, provided only (prefixed for emphasis)   1f) only, exclusively (for emphasis) × שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ śə·nê·ṯa·nî “ You hate me ! Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strongs 8130 BSB/Thayers 1) to hate, be hateful   1a) (Qal) to hate     1a1) of man     1a2) of God     1a3) hater, one hating, enemy (participle) (subst)   1b) (Niphal) to be hated   1c) (Piel) hater (participle)     1c1) of persons, nations, God, wisdom × וְלֹ֣א wə·lō You do not really Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי ’ă·haḇ·tā·nî love me ! Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular Strongs 157 BSB/Thayers 1) to love   1a) (Qal)     1a1) human love for another, includes family, and sexual     1a2) human appetite for objects such as food, drink, sleep, wisdom     1a3) human love for or to God     1a4) act of being a friend       1a4a) lover (participle)       1a4b) friend (participle)     1a5) God's love toward man       1a5a) to individual men       1a5b) to people Israel       1a5c) to righteousness   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) lovely (participle)     1b2) loveable (participle)   1c) (Piel)     1c1) friends     1c2) lovers (fig. of adulterers) 2) to like × חַ֙דְתָּ֙ ḥaḏ·tā You have posed Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strongs 2330 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) to propose a riddle, propound a riddle × לִבְנֵ֣י liḇ·nê to my people Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × עַמִּ֔י ‘am·mî . . . Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred × וְלִ֖י wə·lî . . . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular × הַֽחִידָ֥ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh a riddle , Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') × לֹ֣א lō but have not Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × הִגַּ֑דְתָּה hig·gaḏ·tāh explained it to me . ” Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × הִנֵּ֨ה hin·nêh “ Look , ” Grammar Interjection Strongs 2009 BSB/Thayers 1) behold, lo, see, if × וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer he said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לָ֗הּ lāh , Grammar Preposition | third person feminine singular × לֹ֥א lō “ I have not Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × הִגַּ֖דְתִּי hig·gaḏ·tî even explained Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לְאָבִ֧י lə·’ā·ḇî it to my father Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × וּלְאִמִּ֛י ū·lə·’im·mî or mother , Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 517 BSB/Thayers 1) mother   1a) of humans   1b) of Deborah's relationship to the people (fig.)   1c) of animals 2) point of departure or division × אַגִּֽיד׃ ’ag·gîḏ so why should I explain it Grammar Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × וְלָ֥ךְ wə·lāḵ to you ? ” Grammar Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person feminine singular שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן šim·šō·wn Then Samson’s אֵ֨שֶׁת ’ê·šeṯ wife עָלָ֗יו ‘ā·lāw came to him , וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ wat·tê·ḇək weeping , וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ wat·tō·mer and said , רַק־ raq- . . . שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ śə·nê·ṯa·nî “ You hate me ! וְלֹ֣א wə·lō You do not really אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי ’ă·haḇ·tā·nî love me ! חַ֙דְתָּ֙ ḥaḏ·tā You have posed לִבְנֵ֣י liḇ·nê to my people עַמִּ֔י ‘am·mî . . . וְלִ֖י wə·lî . . . הַֽחִידָ֥ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh a riddle , לֹ֣א lō but have not הִגַּ֑דְתָּה hig·gaḏ·tāh explained it to me . ” הִנֵּ֨ה hin·nêh “ Look , ” וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer he said לָ֗הּ lāh , לֹ֥א lō “ I have not הִגַּ֖דְתִּי hig·gaḏ·tî even explained לְאָבִ֧י lə·’ā·ḇî it to my father וּלְאִמִּ֛י ū·lə·’im·mî or mother , אַגִּֽיד׃ ’ag·gîḏ so why should I explain it וְלָ֥ךְ wə·lāḵ to you ? ”
17	She wept the whole seven days of the feast, and finally on the seventh day, because she had pressed him so much, he told her the answer. And in turn she explained the riddle to her people.
	× וַתֵּ֤בְךְּ wat·tê·ḇək She wept Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 1058 BSB/Thayers 1) to weep, bewail, cry, shed tears   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to weep (in grief, humiliation, or joy)     1a2) to weep bitterly (with cognate acc.)     1a3) to weep upon (embrace and weep)     1a4) to bewail   1b) (Piel) participle     1b1) lamenting     1b2) bewailing × עָלָיו֙ ‘ā·lāw . . . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × שִׁבְעַ֣ת šiḇ·‘aṯ the whole seven Grammar Number - masculine singular construct Strongs 7651 BSB/Thayers 1) seven (cardinal number)   1a) as ordinal number   1b) in combination-17, 700 etc × הַיָּמִ֔ים hay·yā·mîm days Grammar Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- - Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × הָיָ֥ה hā·yāh - Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × לָהֶ֖ם lā·hem Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה ham·miš·teh of the feast , Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4960 BSB/Thayers 1) feast, drink, banquet   1a) feast, banquet   1b) drink × וַיְהִ֣י׀ way·hî and finally Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י haš·šə·ḇî·‘î on the seventh Grammar Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strongs 7637 BSB/Thayers 1) seventh   1a) ordinal number × בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm day , Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × כִּ֣י kî because Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ hĕ·ṣî·qaṯ·hū she had pressed him so much , Grammar Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 6693 BSB/Thayers 1) (Hiphil) to constrain, press, bring into straits, straiten, oppress × וַיַּגֶּד־ way·yag·geḏ- he told Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לָהּ֙ lāh her [the answer] . Grammar Preposition | third person feminine singular × וַתַּגֵּ֥ד wat·tag·gêḏ And in turn she explained Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × הַחִידָ֖ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') × לִבְנֵ֥י liḇ·nê to her people Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × עַמָּֽהּ׃ ‘am·māh . . . . Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strongs 5971 BSB/Thayers 1) nation, people   1a) people, nation   1b) persons, members of one's people, compatriots, country-men 2) kinsman, kindred וַתֵּ֤בְךְּ wat·tê·ḇək She wept עָלָיו֙ ‘ā·lāw . . . שִׁבְעַ֣ת šiḇ·‘aṯ the whole seven הַיָּמִ֔ים hay·yā·mîm days אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- - הָיָ֥ה hā·yāh - לָהֶ֖ם lā·hem הַמִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה ham·miš·teh of the feast , וַיְהִ֣י׀ way·hî and finally הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י haš·šə·ḇî·‘î on the seventh בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm day , כִּ֣י kî because הֱצִיקַ֔תְהוּ hĕ·ṣî·qaṯ·hū she had pressed him so much , וַיַּגֶּד־ way·yag·geḏ- he told לָהּ֙ lāh her [the answer] . וַתַּגֵּ֥ד wat·tag·gêḏ And in turn she explained הַחִידָ֖ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle לִבְנֵ֥י liḇ·nê to her people עַמָּֽהּ׃ ‘am·māh . . . .
18	Before sunset on the seventh day, the men of the city said to Samson: “What is sweeter than honey? And what is stronger than a lion?” So he said to them: “If you had not plowed with my heifer, you would not have solved my riddle!”
	× בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ bə·ṭe·rem Before Grammar Preposition-b | Adverb Strongs 2962 BSB/Thayers 1) before, not yet, before that × יָבֹ֣א yā·ḇō sunset Grammar Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × הַחַ֔רְסָה ha·ḥar·sāh . . . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 2775 BSB/Thayers 1) itch, an eruptive disease 2) sun × הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י haš·šə·ḇî·‘î on the seventh Grammar Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strongs 7637 BSB/Thayers 1) seventh   1a) ordinal number × בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm day , Grammar Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × אַנְשֵׁ֨י ’an·šê the men Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 582 BSB/Thayers 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind   1a) of an individual   1b) men (collective)   1c) man, mankind × הָעִ֜יר hā·‘îr of the city Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 5892 BSB/Thayers 1) excitement, anguish   1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded)   2a) city, town × וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ way·yō·mə·rū said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לוֹ֩ lōw to [Samson] : Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × מַה־ mah- “ What Grammar Interrogative Strongs 4100 BSB/Thayers         interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind   1a) (interrogative)     1a1) what?     1a2) of what kind     1a3) what? (rhetorical)     1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what   1b) (adverb)     1b1) how, how now     1b2) why     1b3) how! (exclamation)   1c) (with prep)     1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?     1c2) because of what?     1c3) the like of what?       1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?       1c3b) for how long?     1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?     1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?       indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may × מָּת֣וֹק mā·ṯō·wq is sweeter Grammar Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 4966 BSB/Thayers adj 1) sweet n m 2) sweetness, pleasant (thing) × מִדְּבַ֔שׁ mid·də·ḇaš than honey ? Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1706 BSB/Thayers 1) honey × וּמֶ֥ה ū·meh And what [is] Grammar Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strongs 4100 BSB/Thayers         interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind   1a) (interrogative)     1a1) what?     1a2) of what kind     1a3) what? (rhetorical)     1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what   1b) (adverb)     1b1) how, how now     1b2) why     1b3) how! (exclamation)   1c) (with prep)     1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means?     1c2) because of what?     1c3) the like of what?       1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often?       1c3b) for how long?     1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose?     1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore?       indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may × עַ֖ז ‘az stronger Grammar Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 5794 BSB/Thayers 1) strong, mighty, fierce × מֵאֲרִ֑י mê·’ă·rî than a lion ? ” Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 738 BSB/Thayers 1) lion   1a) pictures or images of lions × וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer So he said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לָהֶ֔ם lā·hem to them : Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × לוּלֵא֙ lū·lê “ If you had not Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3884 BSB/Thayers 1) unless, if not, except × חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם ḥă·raš·tem plowed Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 2790 BSB/Thayers 1) to cut in, plough, engrave, devise   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to cut in, engrave     1a2) to plough     1a3) to devise   1b) (Niphal) to be ploughed   1c) (Hiphil) to plot evil 2) to be silent, be dumb, be speechless, be deaf   2a) (Qal)     2a1) to be silent     2a2) to be deaf   2b) (Hiphil)     2b1) to be silent, keep quiet     2b2) to make silent     2b3) to be deaf, show deafness   2c) (Hithpael) to remain silent × בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י bə·‘eḡ·lā·ṯî with my heifer , Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5697 BSB/Thayers 1) heifer × לֹ֥א lō you would not Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × מְצָאתֶ֖ם mə·ṣā·ṯem have solved Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strongs 4672 BSB/Thayers 1) to find, attain to   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to find       1a1a) to find, secure, acquire, get (thing sought)       1a1b) to find (what is lost)       1a1c) to meet, encounter       1a1d) to find (a condition)       1a1e) to learn, devise     1a2) to find out       1a2a) to find out       1a2b) to detect       1a2c) to guess     1a3) to come upon, light upon       1a3a) to happen upon, meet, fall in with       1a3b) to hit       1a3c) to befall   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be found       1b1a) to be encountered, be lighted upon, be discovered       1b1b) to appear, be recognised       1b1c) to be discovered, be detected       1b1d) to be gained, be secured     1b2) to be, be found       1b2a) to be found in       1b2b) to be in the possession of       1b2c) to be found in (a place), happen to be       1b2d) to be left (after war)       1b2e) to be present       1b2f) to prove to be       1b2g) to be found sufficient, be enough   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to find, attain     1c2) to cause to light upon, come upon, come     1c3) to cause to encounter     1c4) to present (offering) × חִידָתִֽי׃ ḥî·ḏā·ṯî my riddle ! ” Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') בְּטֶ֙רֶם֙ bə·ṭe·rem Before יָבֹ֣א yā·ḇō sunset הַחַ֔רְסָה ha·ḥar·sāh . . . הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י haš·šə·ḇî·‘î on the seventh בַּיּ֣וֹם bay·yō·wm day , אַנְשֵׁ֨י ’an·šê the men הָעִ֜יר hā·‘îr of the city וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ way·yō·mə·rū said לוֹ֩ lōw to [Samson] : מַה־ mah- “ What מָּת֣וֹק mā·ṯō·wq is sweeter מִדְּבַ֔שׁ mid·də·ḇaš than honey ? וּמֶ֥ה ū·meh And what [is] עַ֖ז ‘az stronger מֵאֲרִ֑י mê·’ă·rî than a lion ? ” וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer So he said לָהֶ֔ם lā·hem to them : לוּלֵא֙ lū·lê “ If you had not חֲרַשְׁתֶּ֣ם ḥă·raš·tem plowed בְּעֶגְלָתִ֔י bə·‘eḡ·lā·ṯî with my heifer , לֹ֥א lō you would not מְצָאתֶ֖ם mə·ṣā·ṯem have solved חִידָתִֽי׃ ḥî·ḏā·ṯî my riddle ! ”
19	Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
	× ר֣וּחַ rū·aḥ Then the Spirit Grammar Noun - common singular construct Strongs 7307 BSB/Thayers 1) wind, breath, mind, spirit   1a) breath   1b) wind     1b1) of heaven     1b2) quarter (of wind), side     1b3) breath of air     1b4) air, gas     1b5) vain, empty thing   1c) spirit (as that which breathes quickly in animation or agitation)     1c1) spirit, animation, vivacity, vigour     1c2) courage     1c3) temper, anger     1c4) impatience, patience     1c5) spirit, disposition (as troubled, bitter, discontented)     1c6) disposition (of various kinds), unaccountable or uncontrollable impulse     1c7) prophetic spirit   1d) spirit (of the living, breathing being in man and animals)     1d1) as gift, preserved by God, God's spirit, departing at death, disembodied being   1e) spirit (as seat of emotion)     1e1) desire     1e2) sorrow, trouble   1f) spirit     1f1) as seat or organ of mental acts     1f2) rarely of the will     1f3) as seat especially of moral character   1g) Spirit of God, the third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father and the Son     1g1) as inspiring ecstatic state of prophecy     1g2) as impelling prophet to utter instruction or warning     1g3) imparting warlike energy and executive and administrative power     1g4) as endowing men with various gifts     1g5) as energy of life     1g6) as manifest in the Shekinah glory     1g7) never referred to as a depersonalised force × יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh of the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × וַתִּצְלַ֨ח wat·tiṣ·laḥ came mightily Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 6743 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) to rush 2) to advance, prosper, make progress, succeed, be profitable   2a) (Qal) to prosper   2b) (Hiphil)     2b1) to make prosperous, bring to successful issue, cause to prosper     2b2) to show or experience prosperity, prosper × עָלָ֜יו ‘ā·lāw upon him , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × וַיֵּ֨רֶד way·yê·reḏ and he went down Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3381 BSB/Thayers 1) to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go or come down     1a2) to sink     1a3) to be prostrated     1a4) to come down (of revelation)   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to bring down     1b2) to send down     1b3) to take down     1b4) to lay prostrate     1b5) to let down   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought down     1c2) to be taken down × אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן ’aš·qə·lō·wn to Ashkelon , Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 831 BSB/Thayers           Askelon or Ashkelon = |the fire of infamy: I shall be weighed| 1) a maritime city of the Philistines, southwest of Jerusalem × וַיַּ֥ךְ way·yaḵ killed Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5221 BSB/Thayers 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill                   1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten   1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust     1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)     1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage     1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy   1d) (Hophal) to be smitten     1d1) to receive a blow     1d2) to be wounded     1d3) to be beaten     1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain     1d5) to be attacked and captured     1d6) to be smitten (with disease)     1d7) to be blighted (of plants) × מֵהֶ֣ם׀ mê·hem . . . Grammar Preposition-m | Pronoun - third person masculine plural × שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty Grammar Number - common plural Strongs 7970 BSB/Thayers 1) thirty, thirtieth × אִ֗ישׁ ’îš of their men , Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × וַיִּקַּח֙ way·yiq·qaḥ took Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔ם ḥă·lî·ṣō·w·ṯām their apparel , Grammar Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 2488 BSB/Thayers 1) what is stripped off (a person in war), armour, spoils, belt × וַיִּתֵּן֙ way·yit·tên and gave Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת ha·ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ their clothes Grammar Article | Noun - feminine plural Strongs 2487 BSB/Thayers 1) a change, change (of garments), replacement   1a) change (of raiment)   1b) relays   1c) relief (from death)   1d) changing, varying (course of life) × לְמַגִּידֵ֖י lə·mag·gî·ḏê to those who had solved Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × הַחִידָ֑ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle . Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 2420 BSB/Thayers 1) riddle, difficult question, parable, enigmatic saying or question, perplexing saying or question   1a) riddle (dark obscure utterance)   1b) riddle, enigma (to be guessed)   1c) perplexing questions (difficult)   1d) double dealing (with 'havin') × וַיִּ֣חַר way·yi·ḥar And burning Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 2734 BSB/Thayers 1) to be hot, furious, burn, become angry, be kindled   1a) (Qal) to burn, kindle (anger)   1b) (Niphal) to be angry with, be incensed   1c) (Hiphil) to burn, kindle   1d) (Hithpael) to heat oneself in vexation × אַפּ֔וֹ ’ap·pōw with anger , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 639 BSB/Thayers 1) nostril, nose, face 2) anger × וַיַּ֖עַל way·ya·‘al Samson returned Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5927 BSB/Thayers 1) to go up, ascend, climb   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go up, ascend     1a2) to meet, visit, follow, depart, withdraw, retreat     1a3) to go up, come up (of animals)     1a4) to spring up, grow, shoot forth (of vegetation)     1a5) to go up, go up over, rise (of natural phenomenon)     1a6) to come up (before God)     1a7) to go up, go up over, extend (of boundary)     1a8) to excel, be superior to   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be taken up, be brought up, be taken away     1b2) to take oneself away     1b3) to be exalted   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to bring up, cause to ascend or climb, cause to go up     1c2) to bring up, bring against, take away     1c3) to bring up, draw up, train     1c4) to cause to ascend     1c5) to rouse, stir up (mentally)     1c6) to offer, bring up (of gifts)     1c7) to exalt     1c8) to cause to ascend, offer   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be carried away, be led up     1d2) to be taken up into, be inserted in     1d3) to be offered   1e) (Hithpael) to lift oneself × אָבִֽיהוּ׃פ ’ā·ḇî·hū to his father’s Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1 BSB/Thayers 1) father of an individual 2) of God as father of his people 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan 4) ancestor   4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person   4b) of people 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art 6) of producer, generator (fig.) 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) 8) term of respect and honour 9) ruler or chief (spec.) × בֵּ֥ית bêṯ house , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within ר֣וּחַ rū·aḥ Then the Spirit יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh of the LORD וַתִּצְלַ֨ח wat·tiṣ·laḥ came mightily עָלָ֜יו ‘ā·lāw upon him , וַיֵּ֨רֶד way·yê·reḏ and he went down אַשְׁקְל֜וֹן ’aš·qə·lō·wn to Ashkelon , וַיַּ֥ךְ way·yaḵ killed מֵהֶ֣ם׀ mê·hem . . . שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים šə·lō·šîm thirty אִ֗ישׁ ’îš of their men , וַיִּקַּח֙ way·yiq·qaḥ took אֶת־ ’eṯ- - חֲלִ֣יצוֹתָ֔ם ḥă·lî·ṣō·w·ṯām their apparel , וַיִּתֵּן֙ way·yit·tên and gave הַחֲלִיפ֔וֹת ha·ḥă·lî·p̄ō·wṯ their clothes לְמַגִּידֵ֖י lə·mag·gî·ḏê to those who had solved הַחִידָ֑ה ha·ḥî·ḏāh the riddle . וַיִּ֣חַר way·yi·ḥar And burning אַפּ֔וֹ ’ap·pōw with anger , וַיַּ֖עַל way·ya·‘al Samson returned אָבִֽיהוּ׃פ ’ā·ḇî·hū to his father’s בֵּ֥ית bêṯ house ,
20	and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.
	× שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן šim·šō·wn and his Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 8123 BSB/Thayers         Samson = |like the sun| 1) a Danite, son of Manoah, a Nazarite for life, and a judge of Israel for 20 years × לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּ lə·mê·rê·‘ê·hū . . . Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 4828 BSB/Thayers 1) companion, friend, confidential friend × אֵ֣שֶׁת ’ê·šeṯ wife Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 802 BSB/Thayers 1) woman, wife, female   1a) woman (opposite of man)   1b) wife (woman married to a man)   1c) female (of animals)   1d) each, every (pronoun) × וַתְּהִ֖י wat·tə·hî was given Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer to one of the men who Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × רֵעָ֖ה rê·‘āh had accompanied Grammar Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 7462 BSB/Thayers 1) to pasture, tend, graze, feed   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to tend, pasture       1a1a) to shepherd       1a1b) of ruler, teacher (fig)       1a1c) of people as flock (fig)       1a1d) shepherd, herdsman (subst)     1a2) to feed, graze       1a2a) of cows, sheep etc (literal)       1a2b) of idolater, Israel as flock (fig)   1b) (Hiphil) shepherd, shepherdess 2) to associate with, be a friend of (meaning probable)   2a) (Qal) to associate with   2b) (Hithpael) to be companions 3) (Piel) to be a special friend × לֽוֹ׃ lōw him . Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן šim·šō·wn and his לְמֵ֣רֵעֵ֔הוּ lə·mê·rê·‘ê·hū . . . אֵ֣שֶׁת ’ê·šeṯ wife וַתְּהִ֖י wat·tə·hî was given אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer to one of the men who רֵעָ֖ה rê·‘āh had accompanied לֽוֹ׃ lōw him .