Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 16:21 Interlinear

took But the Philistines him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of brass and he did grind house

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּֽאחֲז֣וּהוּH270tookto seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)
2פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430But the Philistinesa pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth
3וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּH5365him and put outto bore (penetrate, quarry)
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5עֵינָ֑יוH5869his eyesan eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
6וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּH3381and brought him downto descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau
7אוֹת֜וֹH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
8עַזָּ֗תָהH5804to Gazaazzah, a place in palestine
9וַיַּֽאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙H631and boundto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
10בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםH5178him with fetters of brasscopper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver)
11וַיְהִ֥יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
12טוֹחֵ֖ןH2912and he did grindto grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment)
13בְּבֵ֥יתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
14הָֽאֲסיּרִֽים׃H615bound, i.e., a captive

Verse Context

Judges 16:20And she said The Philistines be upon thee Samson And he awoke out of his sleep...
Judges 16:21 (current)took But the Philistines him and put out his eyes and brought him down to Gaza and bound him with fetters of brass and he did grind house
Judges 16:22began Howbeit the hair of his head to grow again after he was shaven...

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