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Judges 16:5

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And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name [was] Delilah.	And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength [lieth], and by what [means] we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.	And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength [lieth], and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 came up^H5927 unto her, and said^H559 unto her, Entice^H6601 him, and see^H7200 wherein his great^H1419 strength^H3581 lieth, and by what means we may prevail^H3201 against him, that we may bind^H631 him to afflict^H6031 him: and we will give^H5414 thee every one^H376 of us eleven hundred^{H505 H3967} pieces of silver^H3701.

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Original Hebrew

וַיַּעֲלוּ אֵלֶיהָ סַרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָהּ פַּתִּי אֹותֹו וּרְאִי בַּמֶּה כֹּחֹו גָדֹול וּבַמֶּה נוּכַל לֹו וַאֲסַרְנֻהוּ לְעַנֹּתֹו וַאֲנַחְנוּ נִתַּן־לָךְ אִישׁ אֶלֶף וּמֵאָה כָּסֶף׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יַּעֲל֨וּ	va/i.ya.'a.Lu	H5927	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they went up
אֵלֶ֜י/הָ	'e.Lei./ha	H413	HR/Sp3fs	to/ her
סַרְנֵ֣י	sar.Nei	H5633	HNcmpc	(the) rulers of
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	fe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
וַ/יֹּ֨אמְרוּ	va/i.Yo.me.ru	H559	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they said
לָ֜/הּ	la/h		HR/Sp3fs	to (the)/ her
פַּתִּ֣י	pa.Ti	H6601	HVpv2fs	entice
אוֹת֗/וֹ	'o.T/o	H853	HTo/Sp3ms	(obj.)/ him
וּ/רְאִי֙	u./re.'I	H7200	HC/Vqv2fs	and/ see
בַּ/מֶּה֙	ba./Meh	H4100	HR/Ti	(in)/ how?
כֹּח֣/וֹ	ko.Ch/o	H3581	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	(is) strength/ his
גָד֔וֹל	ga.Dol	H1419	HAamsa	great
וּ/בַ/מֶּה֙	u./va./Meh	H4100	HC/R/Ti	and/ (in)/ how?
נ֣וּכַל	Nu.khal	H3201	HVqi1cp	will we prevail
ל֔/וֹ	l/o		HR/Sp3ms	to (the)/ him
וַ/אֲסַרְנֻ֖/הוּ	va./'a.sar.Nu./hu	H631	HC/Vqp1cp/Sp3ms	and/ we will bind/ him
לְ/עַנֹּת֑/וֹ	le./'a.no.T/o	H6031	HR/Vpc/Sp3ms	to/ humble/ him
וַ/אֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙	va./'a.Nach.nu	H587	HC/Pp1cp	and/ we
נִתַּן	ni.tan-	H5414	HVqi1cp	we will give
לָ֔/ךְ	La/kh		HR/Sp2fs	to (the)/ you
אִ֕ישׁ	'ish	H376	HNcmsa	each
אֶ֥לֶף	'E.lef	H505	HAcbsa	one thousand
וּ/מֵאָ֖ה	u./me.'Ah	H3967	HC/Acbsa	and/ one hundred
כָּֽסֶף	Ka.sef	H3701	HNcmsa	silver

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

Strong's References

• 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.
• H505 — אֶלֶף (ʼeleph, eh'-lef): prop, the same as אֶלֶף; hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand; thousand.
• 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.
• H631 — אָסַר (ʼâçar, aw-sar'): a primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle; bind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H3201 — יָכֹל (yâkôl, yaw-kole'): or (fuller) יָכוֹל; a primitive root; to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might); be able, any at all (ways), attain, can (away with, (-not)), could, endure, might, overcome, have power, prevail, still, suffer.
• H3581 — כֹּחַ (kôach, ko'-akh): or (Daniel 11:6) כּוֹחַ; from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard; ability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.
• H3701 — כֶּסֶף (keçeph, keh'-sef): from כָּסַף; silver (from its pale color); by implication, money; money, price, silver(-ling).
• H3967 — מֵאָה (mêʼâh, may-aw'): or מֵאיָה; properly, a primitive numeral; a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction; hundred((-fold), -th), [phrase] sixscore.
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H5633 — סֶרֶן (çeren, seh'-ren): from an unused root of uncertain meaning; an axle; figuratively, a peer; lord, plate.
• H5927 — עָלָה (ʻâlâh, aw-law'): a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
• H6031 — עָנָה (ʻânâh, aw-naw'): a primitive root (possibly rather identical with עָנָה through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows); abase self, afflict(-ion, self), answer (by mistake for עָנָה), chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing (by mistake for עָנָה), speak (by mistake for עָנָה), submit self, weaken, [idiom] in any wise.
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• 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).
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.

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

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H587 — אֲנַחְנוּ (ʼănachnûw, an-akh'-noo): apparently from אָנֹכִי; we; ourselves, us, we.
• 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).
• H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

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