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Judges 16:9

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Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withs which had not been dried, and she bound him with them.	Now [there were] men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber. And she said unto him, The Philistines [be] upon thee, Samson. And he brake the withs, as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known.	And Delilah said unto Samson, Behold, thou hast mocked me, and told me lies: now tell me, I pray thee, wherewith thou mightest be bound.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Now there were men lying in wait^H693, abiding^H3427 with her in the chamber^H2315. And she said^H559 unto him, The Philistines^H6430 be upon thee, Samson^H8123. And he brake^H5423 the withs^H3499, as a thread^H6616 of tow^H5296 is broken^H5423 when it toucheth^H7306 the fire^H784. So his strength^H3581 was not known^H3045.

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Original Hebrew

וְהָאֹרֵב יֹשֵׁב לָהּ בַּחֶדֶר וַתֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו פְּלִשְׁתִּים עָלֶיךָ שִׁמְשֹׁון וַיְנַתֵּק אֶת־הַיְתָרִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יִנָּתֵק פְּתִיל־הַנְּעֹרֶת בַּהֲרִיחֹו אֵשׁ וְלֹא נֹודַע כֹּחֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וְ/הָ/אֹרֵ֗ב	ve./ha./'o.Rev	H693	HC/Td/Vqrmsa	and/ the/ ambusher
יֹשֵׁ֥ב	yo.Shev	H3427	HVqrmsa	(was) sitting
לָ/הּ֙	la/h		HR/Sp3fs	of (the)/ her
בַּ/חֶ֔דֶר	ba./Che.der	H2315	HRd/Ncmsa	in the/ chamber
וַ/תֹּ֣אמֶר	va./To.mer	H559	HC/Vqw3fs	and/ she said
אֵלָ֔י/ו	'e.La/v	H413	HR/Sp3ms	to/ him
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים	pe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
עָלֶ֖י/ךָ	'a.Lei./kha	H5921	HR/Sp2ms	(are) on/ you
שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן	shim.Shon	H8123	HNp	O Samson
וַ/יְנַתֵּק֙	va/y.na.Tek	H5423	HC/Vpw3ms	and/ he tore apart
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
הַ/יְתָרִ֔ים	ha/y.ta.Rim	H3499	HTd/Ncmpa	the/ cords
כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka./'a.Sher	H834	HR/Tr	just/ as
יִנָּתֵ֤ק	yi.na.Tek	H5423	HVNi3ms	it is torn apart
פְּתִֽיל	pe.til-	H6616	HNcmsc	(the) thread of
הַ/נְּעֹ֨רֶת֙	ha./ne.'O.ret	H5296	HTd/Ncfsa	(the)/ tow
בַּ/הֲרִיח֣/וֹ	ba./ha.ri.Ch/o	H7306	HR/Vhc/Sp3ms	when/ smells/ it
אֵ֔שׁ	'Esh	H784	HNcbsa	fire
וְ/לֹ֥א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
נוֹדַ֖ע	no.Da'	H3045	HVNp3ms	it was known
כֹּחֽ/וֹ	ko.Ch/o	H3581	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	strength/ his

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

Strong's References

• 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.
• H693 — אָרַב (ʼârab, aw-rab'): a primitive root; to lurk; (lie in) ambush(-ment), lay (lie in) wait.
• H784 — אֵשׁ (ʼêsh, aysh): a primitive word; fire (literally or figuratively); burning, fiery, fire, flaming, hot.
• H2315 — חֶדֶר (cheder, kheh'-der): from חָדַר; an apartment (usually literal); ((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3427 — יָשַׁב (yâshab, yaw-shab'): a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry.
• H3499 — יֶתֶר (yether, yeh'-ther): from יָתַר; properly, an overhanging, i.e. (by implication) an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope (as hanging free); [phrase] abundant, cord, exceeding, excellancy(-ent), what they leave, that hath left, plentifully, remnant, residue, rest, string, with.
• 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.
• H5296 — נְעֹרֶת (nᵉʻôreth, neh-o'-reth): from נָעַר; something shaken out, i.e. tow (as the refuse of flax); tow.
• H5423 — נָתַק (nâthaq, naw-thak'): a primitive root; to tear off; break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out.
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• H6616 — פָּתִיל (pâthîyl, paw-theel'): from פָּתַל; twine; bound, bracelet, lace, line, ribband, thread, wire.
• H7306 — רוּחַ (rûwach, roo'-akh): a primitive root; properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy); accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.
• H8123 — שִׁמְשׁוֹן (Shimshôwn, shim-shone'): from שֶׁמֶשׁ; sunlight; Shimshon, an Israelite; Samson.

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).
• 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.
• 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).
• 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.
• 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.

Cross References

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

• toucheth — Psalms 58:9

Reciprocal references (2): Judges 15:14, Judges 16:20

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: HOME, SAMSON
• Nave’s: CONSPIRACY, DECEPTION, DELILAH, FRIENDS, SAMSON, TOW, WOMEN

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