Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 16:7 Interlinear

Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Judges 16:7, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.

said And Samson unto her If they bind me with seven withs green that were never dried then shall I be weak and be as another man

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙H413near, with or among; often in general, to
3שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןH8123And Samsonshimshon, an israelite
4אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
5יַֽאַסְרֻ֗נִיH631unto her If they bindto yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle
6בְּשִׁבְעָ֛הH7651me with sevenseven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
7יְתָרִ֥יםH3499withsproperly, an overhanging, i.e., (by implication) a small rope (as hanging free)
8לַחִ֖יםH3892greenfresh, i.e., unused or undried
9אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
11חֹרָ֑בוּH2717that were never driedto parch (through drought) i.e., (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
12וְחָלִ֥יתִיH2470then shall I be weakproperly, to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to stroke (in flattering), entreat
13וְהָיִ֖יתִיH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
14כְּאַחַ֥דH259and be as anotherproperly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
15הָֽאָדָֽם׃H120manruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)

Verse Context

Judges 16:6said And Delilah to Samson Tell ...
Judges 16:7 (current)said And Samson unto her If they bind me with seven withs green that were never dried then shall I be weak and be as another man
Judges 16:8brought up Then the lords of the Philistines to her seven withs...

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