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Judges 14:17
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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?
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And she wept before him the seven days, while their feast lasted: and it came to pass on the seventh day, that he told her, because she lay sore upon him: and she told the riddle to the children of her people.
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And the men of the city said unto him on the seventh day before the sun went down, What [is] sweeter than honey? and what [is] stronger than a lion? And he said unto them, If ye had not plowed with my heifer, ye had not found out my riddle.
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Verse Text
And she weptH1058 before him the sevenH7651 daysH3117, while their feastH4960 lastedH1961: and it came to pass on the seventhH7637 dayH3117, that he toldH5046 her, because she lay soreH6693 upon him: and she toldH5046 the riddleH2420 to the childrenH1121 of her peopleH5971.
וַתֵּבְךְּ עָלָיו שִׁבְעַת הַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה לָהֶם הַמִּשְׁתֶּה וַיְהִי ׀ בַּיֹּום הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיַּגֶּד־לָהּ כִּי הֱצִיקַתְהוּ וַתַּגֵּד הַחִידָה לִבְנֵי עַמָּהּ׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
וַ/תֵּ֤בְךְּ |
va./Te.vek | H1058 | HC/Vqw3fs | and/ she wept |
עָלָי/ו֙ |
'a.La/v | H5921 | HR/Sp3ms | over/ him |
שִׁבְעַ֣ת |
shiv.'At | H7651 | HAcmsc | (the) seven |
הַ/יָּמִ֔ים |
hai./ya.Mim | H3117 | HTd/Ncmpa | the/ days |
אֲשֶׁר |
'a.Sher- | H834 | HTr | which |
הָיָ֥ה |
ha.Yah | H1961 | HVqp3ms | it belonged |
לָ/הֶ֖ם |
la./Hem | HR/Sp3mp | to (the)/ them | |
הַ/מִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה |
ha./mish.Teh | H4960 | HTd/Ncmsa | the/ feast |
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/יַּגֶּד |
va/i.ya.ged- | H5046 | HC/Vhw3ms | and/ he told |
לָ/הּ֙ |
la/h | HR/Sp3fs | to (the)/ her | |
כִּ֣י |
ki | H3588 | HC | for |
הֱצִיקַ֔תְ/הוּ |
he.tzi.Kat./hu | H6693 | HVhp3fs/Sp3ms | she pressed/ him |
וַ/תַּגֵּ֥ד |
va./ta.Ged | H5046 | HC/Vhw3fs | and/ she told |
הַ/חִידָ֖ה |
ha./chi.Dah | H2420 | HTd/Ncfsa | the/ riddle |
לִ/בְנֵ֥י |
li/v.Nei | H1121 | HR/Ncmpc | to/ (the) sons of |
עַמָּֽ/הּ |
'a.Ma/h | H5971 | HNcmsc/Sp3fs | people/ her |
- H1058 — בָּכָה (bâkâh, baw-kaw'): a primitive root; to weep; generally to bemoan; [idiom] at all, bewail, complain, make lamentation, [idiom] more, mourn, [idiom] sore, [idiom] with tears, weep.
- H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
- 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.
- 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.
- H4960 — מִשְׁתֶּה (mishteh, mish-teh'): from שָׁתָה; drink, by implication, drinking (the act); also (by implication) a banquet or (generally) feast; banquet, drank, drink, feast((-ed), -ing).
- 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.
- H5971 — עַם (ʻam, am): from עָמַם; a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock; folk, men, nation, people.
- H6693 — צוּק (tsûwq, tsook): a primitive root; to compress, i.e. (figuratively) oppress, distress; constrain, distress, lie sore, (op-) press(-or), straiten.
- H7637 — שְׁבִיעִי (shᵉbîyʻîy, sheb-ee-ee'): or שְׁבִעִי; ordinal from שִׁבְעִים; seventh; seventh (time).
- H7651 — שֶׁבַע (shebaʻ, sheh'-bah): or (masculine) (שִׁבְעָה); from שָׁבַע; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number; ([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare שִׁבְעָנָה.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
- H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- and she told — Proverbs 2:16-17
- she lay — Genesis 3:6, Judges 16:6, Judges 16:13, Judges 16:16, Job 2:9, Proverbs 7:21, Luke 11:8, Luke 18:4-5
Reciprocal references (1): Judges 14:15
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: TEMPTATION
- Nave’s: BETTING, FEASTS, RIDDLE, SAMSON
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