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Judges 14:15

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And he said unto them, Out of the eater came forth meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days expound the riddle.	And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? [is it] not [so]?	And Samson's wife wept before him, and said, Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not: thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told [it] me. And he said unto her, Behold, I have not told [it] my father nor my mother, and shall I tell [it] thee?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass on the seventh^H7637 day^H3117, that they said^H559 unto Samson's^H8123 wife^H802, Entice^H6601 thy husband^H376, that he may declare^H5046 unto us the riddle^H2420, lest we burn^H8313 thee and thy father's^H1 house^H1004 with fire^H784: have ye called^H7121 us to take that we have^H3423? is it not so?

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Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיֹּום הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְאֵשֶׁת־שִׁמְשֹׁון פַּתִּי אֶת־אִישֵׁךְ וְיַגֶּד־לָנוּ אֶת־הַחִידָה פֶּן־נִשְׂרֹף אֹותָךְ וְאֶת־בֵּית אָבִיךְ בָּאֵשׁ הַלְיָרְשֵׁנוּ קְרָאתֶם לָנוּ הֲלֹא׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֣י	va/y.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it was
בַּ/יּ֣וֹם	ba/i.Yom	H3117	HRd/Ncmsa	on the/ day
הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֗י	ha./she.vi.'I	H7637	HTd/Aomsa	(the)/ seventh
וַ/יֹּאמְר֤וּ	va/i.yo.me.Ru	H559	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they said
לְ/אֵֽשֶׁת	le./'e.shet-	H802	HR/Ncfsc	to/ (the) wife of
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙	shim.shOn	H8123	HNp	Samson
פַּתִּ֣י	pa.Ti	H6601	HVpv2fs	entice
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אִישֵׁ֗/ךְ	'i.She/kh	H376	HNcmsc/Sp2fs	husband/ your
וְ/יַגֶּד	ve./ya.ged-	H5046	HC/Vhj3ms	so/ may he tell
לָ֨/נוּ֙	la./nu		HR/Sp1cp	to (the)/ us
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הַ֣/חִידָ֔ה	ha./chi.Dah	H2420	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ riddle
פֶּן	pen-	H6435	HC	lest
נִשְׂרֹ֥ף	nis.Rof	H8313	HVqi1cp	we should burn
אוֹתָ֛/ךְ	'o.Ta/kh	H853	HTo/Sp2fs	(obj.)/ you
וְ/אֶת	ve./'Et	H853	HC/To	and/ (obj.)
בֵּ֥ית	beit	H1004	HNcmsc	(the) house of
אָבִ֖י/ךְ	'a.Vi/kh	H1	HNcmsc/Sp2fs	father/ your
בָּ/אֵ֑שׁ	ba./'Esh	H784	HRd/Ncbsa	with (the)/ fire
הַ/לְ/יָרְשֵׁ֕/נוּ	ha/l./ya.re.She./nu	H3423	HTd/R/Vqc/Sp1cp	¿/ to/ impoverish/ us
קְרָאתֶ֥ם	ke.ra.Tem	H7121	HVqp2mp	did you invite
לָ֖/נוּ	La./nu		HR/Sp1cp	(to) (the)/ us
הֲ/לֹֽא	ha./Lo'	H3808	HTi/Tn	¿/ (is it) not (so)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H1 — אָב (ʼâb, awb): a primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application; chief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
• H802 — אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh, ish-shaw'): feminine of אִישׁ or אֱנוֹשׁ; irregular plural, נָשִׁים;(used in the same wide sense as אֱנוֹשׁ); a woman; (adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
• H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
• H2420 — חִידָה (chîydâh, khee-daw'): from חוּד; a puzzle, hence, a trick, conundrum, sententious maxim; dark saying (sentence, speech), hard question, proverb, riddle.
• H3117 — יוֹם (yôwm, yome): from an unused root meaning to be hot; a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb); age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, [phrase] old, [phrase] outlived, [phrase] perpetually, presently, [phrase] remaineth, [idiom] required, season, [idiom] since, space, then, (process of) time, [phrase] as at other times, [phrase] in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), [idiom] whole ([phrase] age), (full) year(-ly), [phrase] younger.
• H3423 — יָרַשׁ (yârash, yaw-rash'): or יָרֵשׁ; a primitive root; to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin; cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have) in (take) possession, seize upon, succeed, [idiom] utterly.
• H5046 — נָגַד (nâgad, naw-gad'): a primitive root; properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praise; bewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.
• H6601 — פָּתָה (pâthâh, paw-thaw'): a primitive root; to open, i.e. be (causatively, make) roomy; usually figuratively (in a mental or moral sense) to be (causatively, make) simple or (in a sinister way) delude; allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly (one).
• H7121 — קָרָא (qârâʼ, kaw-raw'): a primitive root (rather identical with קָרָא through the idea of accosting a person met); to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications); bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.
• H7637 — שְׁבִיעִי (shᵉbîyʻîy, sheb-ee-ee'): or שְׁבִעִי; ordinal from שִׁבְעִים; seventh; seventh (time).
• H8123 — שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshôwn, shim-shone'): from שֶׁמֶשׁ; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite; Samson.
• H8313 — שָׂרַף (sâraph, saw-raf'): a primitive root; to be (causatively, set) on fire; (cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H6435 — פֵּן (pên, pane): from פָּנָה; properly, removal; used only (in the construction) adverb as conjunction, lest; (lest) (peradventure), that...not.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Entice — Genesis 3:1-6, Judges 16:5, Proverbs 1:11, Proverbs 5:3, Proverbs 6:26, Micah 7:5
• lest we burn — Judges 12:1, Judges 15:6
• on the seventh day — Judges 14:17

Reciprocal references (4): Judges 15:3, Esther 4:14, Ecclesiastes 10:13, 1 Corinthians 2:4

Related Topics

• Nave’s: BETTING, RIDDLE, SAMSON

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