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And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments: (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 1
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹןshim.ShonSamson
Lemma: שִׁמְשׁוֹן (shim.shon) · Strong's: H8123
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samson
Used 38 times. Also: Judges 13:24, Judges 14:1, Judges 14:3, Judges 14:5, Judges 14:7, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8123; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 2
אָחֽוּדָה\־'a.chu.dah-let me ask a riddle
Lemma: חוּד (chud) · Strong's: H2330
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
Meaning: to riddle
Used 4 times. Also: Judges 14:13, Judges 14:16, Ezekiel 17:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2330; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 3
נָּ֥אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 4
חִידָ֑הchi.Daha riddle
Lemma: חִידָה (chi.dah) · Strong's: H2420
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: riddle
Used 17 times. Also: Numbers 12:8, Judges 14:13, Judges 14:14, Judges 14:15, Judges 14:16, Judges 14:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2420; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 5
אִם\־'im-<if>
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 6
הַגֵּ֣דha.Gedcertainly [if] <to tell>
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 7
תַּגִּידוּ֩ta.gi.Duyou will tell
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVhi2mp)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 8
אוֹתָ֨הּ'o.Tah<obj.> it
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 9
שִׁבְעַ֨תshiv.'At[the] seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 10
יְמֵ֤יye.Mei[the] days of
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 11
הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ha.mish.Tehthe feast
Lemma: מִשְׁתֶּה (mish.teh) · Strong's: H4960
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: feast
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 19:3, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 26:30, Genesis 29:22, Genesis 40:20, Judges 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4960; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 12
וּמְצָאתֶ֔םu.me.tza.Temand you will find [it] out
Lemma: מָצָא (ma.tsa) · Strong's: H4672
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqq2mp)
Meaning: to find
Used 453 times. Also: Genesis 2:20, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 6:8, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 11:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4672; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 13
וְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.Tiand I will give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 14
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.Shimthirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: thirty
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 15
סְדִינִ֔יםse.di.Nimlinen garments
Lemma: סָדִין (sa.din) · Strong's: H5466
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: linen
Used 4 times. Also: Judges 14:13, Proverbs 31:24, Isaiah 3:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5466; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 16
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.Shimand thirty
Lemma: שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.shim) · Strong's: H7970
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: thirty
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 11:12, Genesis 11:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7970; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 17
חֲלִפֹ֥תcha.li.Fotchanges of
Lemma: חֲלִיפָה (cha.li.phah) · Strong's: H2487
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: change
Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 45:22, Judges 14:13, Judges 14:19, 1 Kings 5:14, 2 Kings 5:5, 2 Kings 5:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2487; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 18
בְּגָדִֽים\׃be.ga.Dimgarments
Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: garment
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Judges 14:12 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Let me tell | → | חוּד H2330 to riddle |
| . . . | → | נָא H4994 please |
| you | → | |
| a riddle | → | חִידָה H2420 riddle |
| Samson | → | שִׁמְשׁוֹן H8123 Samson |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to them | → | |
| If | → | אִם H0518A if |
| you can solve | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| . . . | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| it | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| for me | → | |
| [within the] seven | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| of the feast | → | מִשְׁתֶּה H4960 feast |
| I will give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| you | → | |
| thirty | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| linen garments | → | סָדִין H5466 linen |
| and thirty | → | שְׁלֹשִׁים H7970 thirty |
| sets | → | חֲלִיפָה H2487 change |
| of clothes | → | בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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