King James Version
Judges 16:4 in the King James Version says “And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. in: or, by the broo...” — study this verse from Judges chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. in: or, by the brook”
Judges 16:4 · KJV
And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. quiet: Heb. silent
And Samson lay till midnight , and arose at midnight , and took the doors of the gate of the city, and the two posts, and went away with them, bar and all, and put them upon his shoulders, and carried them up to the top of an hill that is before Hebron. bar: Heb. with the bar
And it came to pass afterward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah. in: or, by the brook
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver. afflict: or, humble
And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength lieth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And it came to pass afterward”
H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
“in the valley”
H5158a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine)
“whose name”
H8034an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
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