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And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done. (KJV)
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וַתִּצְלַ֨חva.titz.Lachand it rushed
Lemma: צָלַח (tsa.lach) · Strong's: H6743A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: to rush
Used 10 times. Also: Judges 14:19, Judges 15:14, 1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:10, 1 Samuel 11:6, 1 Samuel 16:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6743A; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 1
עָלָ֜יו'a.Lavon him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 2
ר֣וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit of
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit
Used 216 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 26:35, Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:38, Genesis 45:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307G; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 3
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 4
וַֽיְשַׁסְּעֵ֙הוּ֙vay.sha.se.'E.huand he tore apart it
Lemma: שָׁסַע (sha.sa) · Strong's: H8156
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpw3ms)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:7, Leviticus 11:26, Deuteronomy 14:6, Deuteronomy 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8156; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 5
כְּשַׁסַּ֣עke.sha.Sa'as tears apart
Lemma: שָׁסַע (sha.sa) · Strong's: H8156
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to cleave
Used 9 times. Also: Leviticus 1:17, Leviticus 11:3, Leviticus 11:7, Leviticus 11:26, Deuteronomy 14:6, Deuteronomy 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8156; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 6
הַגְּדִ֔יha.ge.Di<the> kid
Lemma: גְּדִי (ge.di) · Strong's: H1423
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: kid
Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 27:9, Genesis 27:16, Genesis 38:17, Genesis 38:20, Genesis 38:23, Exodus 23:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1423; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 7
וּמְא֖וּמָהu.me.'U.mahand [was] anything
Lemma: מְא֫וּמָה (me.u.mah) · Strong's: H3972
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: anything
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:12, Genesis 30:31, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 40:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3972; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 8
אֵ֣ין'einthere not
Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: nothing
Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 9
בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Doin hand his
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand
Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 10
וְלֹ֤אve.Lo'and not
Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 11
הִגִּיד֙hi.Gidhe told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
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 14:6 word 12
לְאָבִ֣יוle.'a.Vivto father his
Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: father
Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 13
וּלְאִמּ֔וֹu.le.'i.Moand to mother his
Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: mother
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 14
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>
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 14:6 word 15
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher[that] which
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 16
עָשָֽׂה\׃'a.Sahhe had done
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Judges 14:6 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| and the Spirit | → | רוּחַ H7307G spirit |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| came powerfully | → | צָלַח H6743A to rush |
| upon him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| and he tore the lion apart | → | שָׁסַע H8156 to cleave |
| with his bare | → | מְא֫וּמָה H3972 anything |
| . . . | → | אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing |
| hands | → | יָד H3027G hand |
| as one would tear | → | שָׁסַע H8156 to cleave |
| a young goat | → | גְּדִי H1423 kid |
| But he did not | → | לֹא H3808 not |
| tell | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| his father | → | אָב H0001G father |
| or mother | → | אֵם H0517 mother |
| what | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
| he had done | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
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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