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
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיֹּֽאחֲז֣וּהוּ | H270 | took | to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession) |
| 2 | פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | H6430 | But the Philistines | a pelishtite or inhabitant of pelesheth |
| 3 | וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ | H5365 | him and put out | to bore (penetrate, quarry) |
| 4 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | עֵינָ֑יו | H5869 | his eyes | an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape) |
| 6 | וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּ | H3381 | and brought him down | to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); cau |
| 7 | אוֹת֜וֹ | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | עַזָּ֗תָה | H5804 | to Gaza | azzah, a place in palestine |
| 9 | וַיַּֽאַסְר֙וּהוּ֙ | H631 | and bound | to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle |
| 10 | בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם | H5178 | him with fetters of brass | copper, hence, something made of that metal, i.e., coin, a fetter; figuratively, base (as compared with gold or silver) |
| 11 | וַיְהִ֥י | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 12 | טוֹחֵ֖ן | H2912 | and he did grind | to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment) |
| 13 | בְּבֵ֥ית | H1004 | house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 14 | הָֽאֲסיּרִֽים׃ | H615 | bound, i.e., a captive |
Verse Context
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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
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