Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 16:12 Interlinear

therefore took Delilah ropes new and bound him therewith and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber And he brake them from off his arms like a thread

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַתִּקַּ֣חH3947therefore tookto take (in the widest variety of applications)
2דְּלִילָה֩H1807Delilahdelilah, a philistine woman
3עֲבֹתִ֨יםH5688ropessomething intwined, i.e., a string, wreath or foliage
4חֲדָשִׁ֜יםH2319newnew
5וַתַּֽאַסְרֵ֣הוּH631and boundto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
6בָהֶ֗םH0
7וַתֹּ֤אמֶרH559him therewith and saidto say (used with great latitude)
8אֵלָיו֙H413near, with or among; often in general, to
9פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤יםH6430unto him The Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
10עָלֶ֙יךָ֙H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
11שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123be upon thee Samsonshimshon, an israelite
12וְהָֽאֹרֵ֖בH693And there were liers in waitto lurk
13יֹשֵׁ֣בH3427abidingproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
14בֶּחָ֑דֶרH2315in the chamberan apartment (usually literal)
15וַֽיְנַתְּקֵ֛םH5423And he braketo tear off
16מֵעַ֥לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
17זְרֹֽעֹתָ֖יוH2220them from off his armsthe arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force
18כַּחֽוּט׃H2339like a threada string; by implication, a measuring tape

Verse Context

Judges 16:11And he said me fast me fast ropes...
Judges 16:12 (current)therefore took Delilah ropes new and bound him therewith and said unto him The Philistines be upon thee Samson And there were liers in wait abiding in the chamber And he brake them from off his arms like a thread
Judges 16:13And he said And Delilah unto Samson Hitherto...

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