Hebrew Interlinear

Judges 16:7 Interlinear

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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