Hebrew Interlinear
Judges 16:21 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 16:21, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“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 |
Geographic Context
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...